to adjudicate in a case

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• adjudicate — ad·ju·di·cate /ə jü di ˌkāt/ vb cat·ed, cat·ing [Latin adjudicare to award in judgment, from ad to, for + judicare to judge see judge] vt 1: to settle either finally or temporarily (the rights and duties of the parties to a judicial or quasi… …   Law dictionary

• Adjudicate — Ad*ju di*cate, v. i. To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adjudicate — [ə jo͞o′di kāt΄] vt. adjudicated, adjudicating [< L adjudicatus, pp. of adjudicare: see ADJUDGE] to hear and decide (a case); adjudge vi. to serve as a judge (in or on a dispute or problem) adjudicator n. adjudicatory [ə jo͞o′dəkə tôr΄ē] adj …   English World dictionary

• adjudicate — I adjudge, adjudicate (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. judge (See judgment). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mediate, settle, adjudge, arbitrate; see decide . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [uh JOO di KATE] to judge and… …   English dictionary for students

• adjudicate — verb /əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/ a) To settle a legal case or other dispute. b) To act as a judge. Syn: arbitrate, decide, settle, resolve, try …   Wiktionary

• hear the case — index adjudicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Adjudge — Ad*judge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudging}.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See {Judge}, and cf. {Adjudicate}.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adjudged — Adjudge Ad*judge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudging}.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See {Judge}, and cf. {Adjudicate}.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adjudging — Adjudge Ad*judge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudging}.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L. adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See {Judge}, and cf. {Adjudicate}.] 1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …   Wikipedia