dijudicate

Meanings

verbdijudicate (third-person singular simple present dijudicates, present participle dijudicating, simple past and past participle dijudicated)

present singular third person dijudicates · participle present dijudicating · participle past dijudicated · past dijudicated

To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine.
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
1659, John Hales, “Confession of the Trinity”, in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales

From Latin dijudico (“to dijudicate”); di- (a combining form of dis-) + judico (“to judge”).

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