what does adjudicate mean?
ADJUDICATE as VERB
- Meaning
- bring to an end
- settle conclusively
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) adjudicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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Usage Example(s)
- The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
- The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
Hypernyms(s) adjudicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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