adjudicateverb [ I or T ]
uk/əˈdʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/us/əˈdʒuː.də.keɪt/to act as judge in a competition or argument, or to make a formal decision about something:
He was asked to adjudicate on the dispute.
He was called in to adjudicate a local land dispute.
[ + two objects ] The game was adjudicated a win for Black.
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Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- go through sth
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretive
- measure
- proof
- sell sb/yourself/sth short idiom
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- survey
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Refereeing & judging in sport
adjudication
noun [ U or C ] uk/əˌdʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌdʒuː.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
The legality of the transaction is still under adjudication (= being decided) in the courts.
His adjudication was later found to be faulty.