adjudicate claims
1adjudicate — [[t]əʤu͟ːdɪkeɪt[/t]] adjudicates, adjudicating, adjudicated VERB If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgement or decision about it. [FORMAL] [V prep] ...a commissioner to adjudicate on legal rights... [V n] The… …
2adjudicate — ad·ju·di·cate /ə jü di ˌkāt/ vb cat·ed, cat·ing [Latin adjudicare to award in judgment, from ad to, for + judicare to judge see judge] vt 1: to settle either finally or temporarily (the rights and duties of the parties to a judicial or quasi… …
3Foreign Claims Settlement Commission — The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (FCSC) is a quasi judicial, independent agency within the U.S. Department of Justice which adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments, either under specific… …
4War Claims Act of 1948 — The War Claims Act of 1948, or Public Law 80 896 (62 Stat. 1240; 50 U.S.C.) is a United States federal law passed by the 80th United States Congress on July 3, 1948. It created the War Claims Commission to adjudicate claims and pay out… …
5United States Court of Claims — The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims (67 Stat. 226), and abolished in… …
6jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… …
7Judiciary of Hong Kong — The Judiciary of Hong Kong is responsible for the administration of justice in Hong Kong. It hears all prosecutions and civil disputes, including disputes between individuals and the Government. It is fundamental to Hong Kong’s legal system that… …
8Council of State (France) — France This article is part of the series: Politics and government of France …
9Pendent jurisdiction — is the authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim, described by Justice Antonin Scalia as jurisdiction over nonfederal claims between parties litigating… …
10Trial — For other uses, see Trial (disambiguation). Mistrial redirects here. For other uses, see Mistrial (disambiguation). In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a… …
