abjudicate

English

Etymology

Borrowed 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”). Doublet of abjudge. See judge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æbˈd͡ʒuːdɪkeɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

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

1. (law) To reject by judicial sentence.
2. To abjudge.

Derived terms

• abjudication

Related terms

• adjudicate

Latin

Verb

abjūdicāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of abjūdicō