abjudicate

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin abiūdicātus, perfect passive participle of abiūdicō (deprive or take away by judicial sentence), from ab (from, away from) + iūdicō (pass judgement; determine, conclude). See judge, and compare abjudge.

Verb [edit]

abjudicate (third-person singular simple present abjudicates, present participle abjudicating, simple past and past participle abjudicated)

  1. (law) To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge.