adjudicate
Settle a dispute
To adjudicate is to make a formal judgment or decision, especially in a legal or official capacity.
A judge adjudicates disputes; a panel adjudicates claims.
The word implies authority and finality: The court will adjudicate the matter next month.
Outside legal contexts, adjudicate can mean to settle any contested question: Who adjudicates what counts as art?
Judicial decision-making body
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
jurisprudence · appellate · docket · magistrate · prosecution · defense · injunction · pleadings
Establish through investigation
- concludeEnd or infer
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
assess · evaluate · weigh · consider · final decision · dispositive · conclusive · authoritative
Responsible for wrongdoing
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
deliberation · unanimous · hung jury · foreperson · not guilty · retrial · overturn · appeal
Neutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
peacemaker · negotiator · facilitator · intermediary · neutral · third-party · impartial · settlement
Struggle for supremacy
- winnerOne who prevails
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- scoringEarning points in competition
eligibility · rules violation · fair play · challenge · doping · VAR · review panel
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
testimony · jurisprudence · appellate · docket · magistrate · prosecution · defense · injunction · pleadings · deposition
determine
Establish through investigation
deliberate · assess · evaluate · weigh · consider · final decision · dispositive · conclusive · authoritative · binding decision
guilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentence · deliberation · unanimous · hung jury · foreperson · not guilty · retrial · overturn · appeal · finding
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
go-between · peacemaker · negotiator · facilitator · intermediary · neutral · third-party · impartial · settlement · compromise
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- winnerOne who prevails
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
scoring · eligibility · rules violation · fair play · challenge · doping · VAR · review panel
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- judgmentscriticize, evaluate, assess, condemn, verdict
- interveneintervene, step in, intercede, mediate, arbitrate
- legalesehereby, herein, hereinafter, hereof, hereto
- officiatereferee, umpire, preside, officiant, moderate
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
adjudication, adjudicator, adjudicating, adjudicators, adjudicated, adjudicates, adjudications