dijudicate

English

Etymology

From Latin dijudico (I dijudicate); di- (a combining form of dis-) + judico (I judge).

Verb

dijudicate (third-person singular simple present dijudicates, present participle dijudicating, simple past and past participle dijudicated)

  1. To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine.
    • 1659, John Hales, "Confession of the Trinity" in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales
      The Church of Rome, when ſhe commends unto us the Authority of the Church in dijudicating of Scriptures , ſeems only to ſpeak of her ſelf

References

dijudicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Verb

dījūdicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dījūdicō
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