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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

dījūdicāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dījūdicō