English to English
verb
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife.
The judge tried both father and son in separate trials.
source: WordNet 3.0
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
The case was decided.
The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.
source: Webster 1913
- To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
source: Webster 1913
