adjudicate vs step in

adjudicate

verb
  • To act as a judge. 

  • To settle a legal case or other dispute. 

  • To seize, or convey, a debtor's estate as security. 

step in

verb
  • To get involved; to act 

  • To act as a replacement or substitute. 

How often have the words adjudicate and step in occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )