To pass on; to decide, settle, or decree; adjudge As used in water rights, an adjudication is the equivalent of a "determination" and contemplates that the claims of all parties have been considered and set to rest
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
The legal processing of applications, enteries, claims, etc , to assure full compliance with the public land laws and the regulations To judicially determine, judge, or decree To sit in judgement
bring to an end; settle conclusively; "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"
If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it. a commissioner to adjudicate on legal rights The international court of justice might be a suitable place to adjudicate claims. = decide + adjudication adjudications ad·ju·di·ca·tion unbiased adjudication of cases of unfair dismissal. + adjudicator adjudicators ad·ju·di·ca·tor an independent adjudicator