adjudicate
/əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/verb
no obj.
1- make a formal judgement or decision about a problem or disputed matter判决, 宣判, 裁定：
the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes
委员会裁定所有赌博纠纷
with obj. the case was adjudicated in the High Court.案件由高等法院裁决。
1.1
- act as a judge in a competition裁判：
we asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show.
我们请他当地方花卉展的裁判。
1.2
- with obj. and complement pronounce or declare judicially（从司法角度）宣判, 宣告, 裁定：
he was adjudicated bankrupt.
他被宣判破产。
派生词
adjudication
nounadjudicative
adjectiveadjudicator
noun词源
early 18th cent. （in the sense 'award judicially'）： from Latin adjudicat- 'awarded judicially'， from the verb adjudicare （see ADJUDGE）. The noun adjudication (as a Scots legal term) dates from the early 17th cent.