adjudicate
[verb]
Synonyms: judge, adjudge, arbitrate, decide, determine, mediate, referee, settle, umpire

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ad‧ju‧di‧cate /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ verb
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of adjudicare, from ad- 'to' + judicare 'to judge']

1. [intransitive and transitive] to officially decide who is right in a disagreement and decide what should be done:
The Dean adjudicates any faculty disputes.
adjudicate on/upon/in/between
The owner can appeal to the court to adjudicate on the matter.
adjudicate that
The judge adjudicated that he should be released.

2. [intransitive] to be the judge in a competition:
He adjudicated at all the regional music competitions.
—adjudicator noun [countable]:
an impartial adjudicator
—adjudication /əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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