1. Hear a case and sit as the judge at a trial or hearing
   "The Supreme Court will adjudicate the dispute";
   - judge, try
    
2. Bring to an end; come to a final conclusion
   "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarrelling over their inheritance";
   - decide, settle, resolve

Derived forms: adjudicated, adjudicates, adjudicating

Type of: decide, determine, end, make up one's mind, terminate

Encyclopedia: Adjudicate