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adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt] / əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt /


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At a press conference, the Orange Order said members of the Parades Commission had "no credibility" to adjudicate on their application and should resign.

From BBC Sep. 3, 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

The point was not to adjudicate whether the books are racist but to see what is revealed by the tropes and codes used to indicate racial difference.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 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

Most regional divisions of the Office of Civil Rights—which investigates and adjudicates violations of students’ rights—will be shuttered.

From Slate Jul. 15, 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

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

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

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

One flagged doubtful citations, the other assesses each flag, and I adjudicated every call against my archived sources, across 566 end notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 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

Though not lawyers, these men presented cases and then adjudicated them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"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

The position allows him to perform judicial and quasi-judicial functions, including adjudicating cases.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Legal experts say the decisions taken by the constitutional bench would set the precedent for adjudicating similar cases.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

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




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