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adjudge, arbitrate, decide, determine, judge, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire
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On Monday, a federal judge blocked a policy that would require asylum seekers to languish in Mexico while their cases were adjudicated in the States. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: An Outrageous Abuse of Power," 14 Apr. 2019 Skeen has continued to work for the Kansas City Fire Department as the case was adjudicated. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "Kansas City firefighter found not guilty of spitting on black child, using racial slur," 10 May 2018 Manafort declined to waive his right to have the charges adjudicated in Virginia. — Washington Post, "Judge poses pointed questions on Manafort charges at hearing," 4 May 2018 Ideal government, of which the Constitution is a more or less perfect expression, derives from the need to adjudicate between two parties claiming, using, or defending their rights or property when one or more isn’t acting in good faith. — James Pogue, Outside Online, "The Religious Ideology Driving the Bundy Brothers," 14 May 2018 More resources are needed to adjudicate asylum claims more rapidly, to secure people with pending claims in sustainable and humane ways, and to assist Central American countries in combating the underlying issues that drive people north. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The shutdown is intractable because Trump’s wall is ridiculous and Republicans know it," 8 Jan. 2019 Firearm ownership is prohibited for a person who is involuntarily committed to a mental-health facility or who has been adjudicated incompetent to manage his or her affairs, Prince said. — Erin Mccarthy, Philly.com, "Before walking Abington streets with AR-15, man searched the internet, asking 'What weapons were used in Columbine'," 4 May 2018 Federal law already bars people who have been adjudicated mentally ill or committed to institutions from buying firearms. — Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times, "In Florida, Extraordinary Obstacles for Changes to Gun Laws," 17 Feb. 2018 Less than preventing crimes, signatures were useful for adjudicating blame. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Why are we still signing credit card receipts?," 5 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adjudicate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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