adjudicating Definition

adjudicate
verb adjudicated, adjudicating

intr
1. To act as judge in a court, competition, etc.

Thesaurus: judge, arbitrate, decide, referee, umpire.
2. To give a decision on (a disagreement between two parties, etc).

Derivative: adjudication
noun

The act or process of judgement
Thesaurus: judgement, decision, verdict, ruling, pronouncement, determination, finding, conclusion, arbitration, settlement.

Derivative: adjudicator
noun

Etymology: 17c: from Latin adjudicare, from judex judge.