Adjudicate means:

• A. To go through the formal process of deciding an issue in court.
• B. To make void or to cancel.
• C. A written declaration made before an authorized officer that the person executed the instrument freely.
• D. Is a signed written statement that is sworn to be true.

Answer: (A)

Adjudicate means the act of formally deciding a dispute in a court or tribunal after considering the evidence and arguments presented. This describes the process of reaching a judgment or ruling through a formal decision-making procedure.

That’s why the correct option is about going through the formal process of deciding an issue in court. It isn’t about voiding or cancelling something, which would be a separate concept. It also isn’t about a written declaration or a sworn statement—those refer to documents like an acknowledgment or an affidavit, not to the act of making a judicial decision. For example, a judge adjudicates a case by issuing a decision after hearing the evidence.