Definition of "adjudicates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate. (verb)

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• "When that happens—the timing is uncertain—lawyers can appeal judgments of the EU's high court to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, a body that adjudicates disputes under the convention."
• "The State Council, or cabinet, adjudicates, but the final decision is thought to rest with the Standing Committee of the Politburo, whose agenda, deliberations and decisions are secret."
• "You would further the public interest more by focusing on how our criminal justice system can be reformed to prevent egregious injustices before a trial which adjudicates guilt."