adjudicate

英[ə'dʒuːdɪkeɪt] 美[ə'dʒudɪket]

1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of;

"The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"

"The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

2. bring to an end; settle conclusively;

"The case was decided"

"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"

"The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"