adjudged

verb

past tense of adjudge
as in decided
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious

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Recent Examples of adjudged Antoine Griezmann, France vs Croatia, 2018 Griezmann restores France’s lead with a penalty after Ivan Perisic was adjudged to have handled in the box. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team, marking the second such honor of his career after also winning the award in 2019. — Mercury News, 12 June 2026 Tels turned villain 24 minutes later when his high foot was adjudged to have made contact with Ethan Ampadu’s head. — ABC News, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudged
  1. decided
  2. determined
  3. judged
  4. settled
  5. adjudicated
  6. considered
  7. resolved
  8. arbitrated
Verb
  • The merch was originally made for OpenAI employees to purchase on an internal site, but the team decided to make a small capsule collection available to the public.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, Valli’s rep told Variety in a statement that the musician decided to cancel the shows instead of rescheduling them so that his fans with tickets would not be stuck in limbo.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of decided
Verb
  • Panettiere’s official cause and manner of death have not been determined, as additional testing results are pending.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • An initial investigation determined the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two students, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • It should also be judged by whether agencies themselves become more accountable, more transparent and more competent.
    — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated president in April following a general election judged by United Nations experts and rights groups to be neither free nor fair.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of judged
Verb
  • Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County man in 2022, avoiding a trial that was set to begin Monday in federal court in Atlanta.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The sisters shook off their poor first set, settled in, and won the first three games of the second as their timing and shot selection improved enough to take advantage of a slight dip from Stearns and Kostyuk.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • While some people had ongoing charges and declined to speak until their cases were adjudicated, others had already been convicted and were willing to talk because double jeopardy protected them from being charged a second time.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Autonomy, in both framings, is adjudicated by a physician, verified at the bedside.
    — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjudicated
Verb
  • Much of the land along the Rio Grande to the east and west of the national park is considered private property.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This group will meet with developers to ensure the community's input is considered in the project.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • If the dispute is not resolved during the examination, UnitedHealth can pursue the IRS administrative appeals process and potentially litigate the matter.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That case was ultimately resolved in 2024 with a pre-trial agreement.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolved
Verb
  • Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Alleged violations of these treaties are arbitrated through the Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS), which has turned out to be a boon for fossil asset owners.
    — JESSICA F. GREEN, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of arbitrated

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