To judge or adjudicate between two parties; to settle a dispute by making an authoritative decision.
From Latin 'dijudicare,' combining 'di-' (two) with 'judicare' (to judge). This legal term developed in medieval Latin legal documents and gradually entered English legal vocabulary.
Dijudicate is an old legal term that's been largely replaced by 'adjudicate,' but it specifically emphasized the two-sided judgment process—comparing and deciding between opposing claims.
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