Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.

synonyms: judge, try.

Roget 969: go to law, appeal to the law; bring to justice, bring to trial, bring to the bar; put on trial, pull up; accuse etc. 938; prefer a claim, file a claim etc. n.; take the law of, inform against.    serve with a writ, cite, apprehend, arraign, sue, prosecute, bring an action against, indict, impeach, attach, distrain, commit; arrest; summon, summons; give in charge etc. (restrain) 751.    empanel a jury, implead^†, join issue; close the pleadings; set down for hearing.    try, hear a cause; sit in judgment; adjudicate etc. 480.    ... show more

Roget 480: judge, conclude; come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion; ascertain, determine, make up one's mind.    deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet^†, ween^†.    form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account; regard, consider, think of; look upon etc. (believe) 484; review; size up [Slang].    settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm etc. (assent) 488.    comment, criticize, kibitz; pass under review etc. (examine) 457; investigate etc. (inquire) 461.    hold the scales, sit in judgment; try judgment, hear a cause.    ... show more

Dutch: arbitreren, beoordelen, jureren, oordelen

Bring to an end; settle conclusively:
— The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance.

synonyms: decide, resolve, settle.

Dutch: overeenkomen, beslissen, beslechten