[no obj.]make a formal judgement or decision about a problem or disputed matter 判决,宣判,裁定 the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes. 委员会裁定所有赌博纠纷。 [with obj.]the case was adjudicated in the High Court. 案件由高等法院裁决。 ■act as a judge in a competition 裁判 we asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show. 我们请他当地方花卉展的裁判。 ■[with obj. and complement]pronounce or declare judicially (从司法角度)宣判,宣告,裁定 he was adjudicated bankrupt. 他被宣判破产。
early 18th cent. (in the sense 'award judicially'): from Latin adjudicat- 'awarded judicially', from the verb adjudicare (see adjudge)The noun adjudication (as a Scots legal term) dates from the early 17th cent