Word of the Day

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

Adjudicate

[ə-joo-dih-kayt]Part of speech: verb

Origin: latin, late 17th century

• To make an official decision or judgment
• To act as a judge

Examples of Adjudicate in a sentence

• The student council was required to adjudicate any accusations of cheating. 
• After years as a public defender he was ready for his promotion to adjudicate on the state supreme court. 

About Adjudicate

Adjudicate can act as both a transitive and an intransitive verb. As a transitive verb (the first definition), there is an object that is receiving the judgment. Adjudicate as an intransitive verb (second definition) is slightly easier to recognize because it will be followed by a preposition. You may adjudicate upon a certain issue, or adjudicate on a court.

Did you Know?

Adjudicate can be traced directly to the Latin verb “judicare,” meaning to judge. But go back just a little bit further to “jus,” the Latin word for law, and you’ll recognize the root of many of our legal terms. Take a closer look at judge, judicial, judgment, prejudice, jury, injury, justice, and perjury.

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[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Illya Kuryakin had been asked by his partner Napoleon Solo to sit in on a disciplinary hearing for a fellow Section Two agent. Ryan Jeffreys had been accused of leaking information not to THRUSH but to a newspaper. The story that had been published was not complimentary to UNCLE or it's practices. Mr. Waverly had left it up to Napoleon to adjudicate the incident. Napoleon was leaning toward a more mild punishment, perhaps a demotion, or transfer to a remote location. Illya felt the actions of Agent Jeffreys had been a betrayal of UNCLE and the punishment should be severe.