ad·ju·di·cate
verb/əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/
/əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adjudicate | /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it adjudicates | /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪts/ /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple adjudicated | /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪd/ /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle adjudicated | /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪd/ /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form adjudicating | /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to make an official decision about who is right between two groups or organizations that disagree
判决，裁决（争执等） - adjudicate (on/upon/in something) A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications.
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。 - adjudicate (something) (between A and B) Their purpose is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
他们的目的是裁决雇主与雇员之间的纠纷。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc2- Parliament can create a specialist body to adjudicate in a given field.
议会可以设立一个专门机构来对特定领域进行裁决。 - The court has the option to adjudicate upon the matter or suspend the proceedings.
法院可以选择对此事作出裁决或中止诉讼。
- adjudicate (on/upon/in something) A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications.
- [intransitive] to be a judge in a competition
（比赛中）裁判，评判 - Who is adjudicating at this year's contest?
今年比赛谁当裁判？
- Who is adjudicating at this year's contest?
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘award judicially’): from Latin adjudicat- ‘awarded judicially’, from the verb adjudicare, from ad- ‘to’ + judicare, from judex, judic- ‘a judge’. The noun adjudication (as a Scots legal term) dates from the early 17th cent.