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The Clue
Rule from the bench (10 letter answer)
The Answer
ADJUDICATE
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Notes
The answer ADJUDICATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ADJUDICATE as a verb:
1. (judge, adjudicate, try) = put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
2. (decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate) = bring to an end; settle conclusively; "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"