v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Adjudicated p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudicating [ L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See Adjudge. ] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [ 1913 Webster ]
(v) bring to an end; settle conclusively, Syn. adjudicate, settle, resolve, Example:The case was decided; The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff; The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
(v) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of, Syn. try, adjudicate, Example:The football star was tried for the murder of his wife; The judge tried both father and son in separate trials