observer, bystander, onlooker, spectator, eyewitness, viewer, beholder, watcher, testifier, deponent, attester, perceiver, looker-on, witnesser, seer
judges - arbitrates - decides - determines - resolves - settles - rules - mediates - evaluates - assesses - pronounces - decrees - adjudges - presides - officiates - administers - governs - oversees - directs - controls - manages - handles - supervises - regulates - commands - mandates - enforces - interprets - legislates - ordains - sentences - awards - grants - allots - apportions - allocates - distributes - dispenses - metes - issues - delivers - provides - furnishes - supplies - bestows - confers - imparts - assigns - designates
To adjudicate means to make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or dispute. It is a process used in courts and other bodies to settle disputes through legal means. The person making the adjudication, often a judge or arbiter, examines the evidence presented, listens to the arguments, and then provides a decision or decree based on the law and facts.