adjudicate
     v 1: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the
          trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of
          his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in
          separate trials" [syn: {judge}, {try}]
     2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was
        decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the
        plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were
        quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {decide}, {settle},
         {resolve}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0