adjudicate
verb
[ əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt ]
• make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.
• "the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes"
Origin:
early 18th century (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 century.
