adjudicate

t. & i. [Lat. adjudicatum, supine of adjudico: ad =to; judico = to judge; judex = a judge; jus = a judicial decision; dico to pronounce.] 1. Transitive: To judge, to determine. 2. Intransitive: To come to a judicial decision. upon. To adjudicate upon : Judicially to decide ad-ju-dic-ā-těd, pa . par . [ADJUDICATE.] ad-ju-dio-ā-ting, pr . par . [ADJUDICATE.] ad-ju-dic-ā-tion, s. [In Ital. aggiudica zione, fr. Lat. adjudicatio = an adjudication.] A law term. I. The act of adjudging or judging. II. The state of being adjudged. III. The decision, judgment, sentence or decree given forth after the act or proce of judging is complete. Specially : 1. Eng. Law: The decision of a court that a person is bankrupt. "Whereas, under a Bankruptcy petition presented to this Court against the said an order of ad judication was made on the 15th day of March, 1875. This is to give notice that the said adjudication was, by order of this Court, annulled on the 3rd day of November, 1873, Dated this 3rd day of November, 1875."- Oficial Advertisement in Times , Nov. 6, 1875, 2. Scotch Law: The "diligence" by which land is attached in security for the payment of a debt, or by which a feudal title is made upon a person holding an obligation to convey without procuratory or precept. It is thus of three kinds: (1) Adjudication for debt; (2) Adjudication in security; and (3) Adjud cation in implement. The first two require no explanation. They are sometimes cla ified under the heading Adjudication Special . Ad judication in implement is a form of adjudication for the completion of a defective title to landed property. IMG:content-0173.png:[blocks in formation]