adjudicate

The commission has the power to refer complaints to itself to investigate, adjudicate and assess penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Critics argued that it flew in the face of innocent-before-proven-guilty parameters and that the job of police was to investigate, not adjudicate.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“How would it work? How would you adjudicate these cases?”

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026

If the lien was entered incorrectly, you can file a motion to strike or adjudicate the lien in court.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026

This enterprise required that certain social and technical preconditions be met: the existence of reliable methods of communication, a common body of expert knowledge and an acknowledged group of experts able to adjudicate disputes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While the ICC prosecutes individuals, the ICJ adjudicates disputes between states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Tax Court routinely adjudicates highly technical disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service, clarifying ambiguities in law and practice through published opinions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out forwarded the case to the FA and it was then considered by an FA national serious case panel, which adjudicates on disciplinary matters in grassroots football.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

Libman’s case will proceed in State Bar court, which adjudicates attorneys’ conduct and ethical issues, with potential penalties including disbarment or temporary suspension from practicing law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Feeling, which Epicurus declared to be the means of determining what is good, is subordinated to a reason which adjudicates between competing pleasures with the view of securing tranquillity of mind and body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

They’ve prevailed in the overwhelming majority of cases that have been adjudicated or settled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

What happened next is already being fought over on the internet and soon will be adjudicated in court.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Notably, it has not been adjudicated whether or not the FCC has crossed the line into jawboning.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Two lower courts ruled that she could keep her job as her case is adjudicated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Years later, when the tribe created its first court system, which adjudicated mostly minor crimes, he was elected one of the three judges.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

"But as the chief justice has said, all members of the court can do their jobs as they believe legally right, adjudicating cases without fear or favor."

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

You’re right to highlight the difficulty of getting truly unbiased and scientifically accurate background information to judges tasked with adjudicating cases involving climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

WIlliams was, in the eyes of the adjudicating panel, a lone rogue agent.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

But the septa could not have known that today's court would be anything but the usual tedious business of hearing petitions, settling disputes between rival holdfasts, and adjudicating the placement of boundary stones.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin