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Adjudicate

A verb describing the Court formally deciding or resolving a legal dispute. For example, when a judge issues their ruling after a trial, it can be said that the Court adjudicated the controversy. It can also refer to the process by which a judge decides on rules on a dispute or legal matter; in other words, it is the process of how the judge rules on a motion, contested issue, or the case itself.