Synonyms: settle, decide, adjudicate, resolve
Definition: bring to an end; settle conclusively
Usage: 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
Definition: bring to an end or halt
Usage: She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime; The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Synonyms: adjudicate, try, judge
Definition: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Usage: The football star was tried for the murder of his wife; The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
Similar words: make up one's mind, determine, decide
Definition: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
Usage: We finally decided after lengthy deliberations