adjudicate
English Thesaurus
1. bring to an end; settle conclusively (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | judge, |
| definition | : | determine the result of (a competition) (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | adjust, |
| definition | : | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim (verb.cognition) |
2. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | court-martial, |
| definition | : | subject to trial by court-martial (verb.social) |
3. bring to an end; settle conclusively (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | settlement, |
| definition | : | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | settler, |
| definition | : | a negotiator who settles disputes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | decisive, |
| definition | : | characterized by decision and firmness (adj.all) |
4. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | trial, |
| definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bench, judiciary, |
| definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | adjudicator, |
| definition | : | a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | trier, |
| definition | : | one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case (noun.person) |
5. bring to an end; settle conclusively (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | settlement, |
| definition | : | a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | settler, |
| definition | : | a negotiator who settles disputes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | decisive, |
| definition | : | characterized by decision and firmness (adj.all) |
6. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | trial, |
| definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bench, judiciary, |
| definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | adjudicator, |
| definition | : | a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | trier, |
| definition | : | one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case (noun.person) |
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