adjudicate

• Prince Turki described his position by quoting an Arab proverb: "He who has no responsibility can best adjudicate issues."
• "I do not think it is within my area of responsibility to adjudicate or judge the speeches of individual senators," she said. —  canada.com Top Stories
• The critical flaw in this argument is that a neutral third party already exists to adjudicate nuisance disputes —  Across the Aisle
• A song like "Imagine" is liberal because if there are no countries and no religions there is nothing to kill or die for-that is, without some system of belief around to adjudicate the merits of a decision, no choice is any more or less meaningful than any other. —  The Edge of the American West
• Instead, you report the perceived injustice to the state authorities, who then adjudicate your complaint through the justice system. —  MRZine.org

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