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abjudicate

verbformal/ɐbʒudiˈkaɾ/rare

ab·ju·di·car

Definition

To deprive judicially of a right or possession; to declare by sentence that something does not belong to someone.
The court may abjudicate assets in case of fraud.
The sentence served to abjudicate him of the inheritance he claimed.
Common collocations
to abjudicate assetsto abjudicate a right

Etymology

Do latim 'abjudicare'.