Academic Assessment Terms

verb to officially decide or judge in a legal or formal way

• The defendant was adjudged guilty by the jury.
• They adjudged him as the winner of the competition.
• She was adjudged to be the coolest kid in school.
• His actions were adjudged as a betrayal of trust.

verb to make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter

• The judge will be adjudicating the case tomorrow in court.
• The referee is adjudicating the soccer match right now.
• I can't believe she's the one adjudicating the talent show.
• She has a way of adjudicating conflicts with grace and fairness.