释义 |
adjudicate /ə-jooˈdi-kāt/ transitive verb- To determine judicially
- To pronounce
- To award
intransitive verb- To pronounce judgement
- To act as judge in a competition in one of the arts, eg music
ORIGIN: L adjūdicāre, adjūdicātum adjudiˈcāˈtion noun - The act or process of adjudicating
- An order of the Bankruptcy Court, adjudging a debtor to be a bankrupt and transferring his or her property to a trustee (Eng law)
- A form of diligence (qv) by which a creditor attaches land (Scots law)
adjuˈdicative adjective adjuˈdicātor noun |