1. (

• judge ,
• adjudicate ,
• try ,

) 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. (

• decide ,
• settle ,
• resolve ,
• adjudicate

) 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" ;