abjudicate
v.v. to settle a legal dispute by making a final decision. This is usually done by a judge or a court of law.
v. to settle a legal dispute or controversy by a judicial or authoritative decision. Often used in the context of international law or arbitration.
The court will abjudicate the dispute next week.
The international tribunal was established to abjudicate the territorial claims between the two neighboring nations.
While the treaty provides a framework for negotiation, it explicitly states that any unresolved disagreements must be abjudicated by an independent panel of legal experts.
Borrowed from Latin abiūdicātus, perfect passive participle of abiūdicō (“deprive or take away by judicial sentence”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūdicō (“pass judgement; determine, conclude”). Doublet of abjudge. See judge.