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adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-kayt] / əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt /


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At a press conference, the Orange Order said members of the Parades Commission had "no credibility" to adjudicate on their application and should resign.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Holy Land is embedded in our consciousness, and “the proprietorial moral belief that we need to adjudicate for what happens in the Holy Land is very, very deep in the Western soul.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“How would it work? How would you adjudicate these cases?”

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026

If the lien was entered incorrectly, you can file a motion to strike or adjudicate the lien in court.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026

This enterprise required that certain social and technical preconditions be met: the existence of reliable methods of communication, a common body of expert knowledge and an acknowledged group of experts able to adjudicate disputes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While the ICC prosecutes individuals, the ICJ adjudicates disputes between states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

This week’s ruling, however, supports a November 2025 decision by the Faculty Hearing Committee, an independent board that investigates and adjudicates disputes involving faculty members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The US State Department told BBC Africa that it welcomes "legitimate travellers" to the World Cup and adjudicates each visa application on a case-by-case basis "after rigorous review and thorough vetting".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Tax Court routinely adjudicates highly technical disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service, clarifying ambiguities in law and practice through published opinions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

It is here that the microscope, as the court of last appeal, adjudicates positively in the diagnosis between these two clearly marked divisions.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

What happened next is already being fought over on the internet and soon will be adjudicated in court.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Notably, it has not been adjudicated whether or not the FCC has crossed the line into jawboning.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Two lower courts ruled that she could keep her job as her case is adjudicated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Messy matters of the heart can’t—and shouldn’t—be adjudicated by a court of law, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Years later, when the tribe created its first court system, which adjudicated mostly minor crimes, he was elected one of the three judges.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

"But as the chief justice has said, all members of the court can do their jobs as they believe legally right, adjudicating cases without fear or favor."

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason Torchinsky rightly argue against an overreliance on statistics in adjudicating civil-rights cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

According to his attorney, Michael Goldstein, a court adjudicating the gun case granted Chávez a “mental health diversion,” which, in some cases, can lead to dismissal of criminal charges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

But the septa could not have known that today's court would be anything but the usual tedious business of hearing petitions, settling disputes between rival holdfasts, and adjudicating the placement of boundary stones.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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