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adjudication

[ uh-joo-di-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of adjudicating.
  2. Law.
    1. the act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree.
    2. a judicial decision or sentence.
    3. a court decree in bankruptcy.


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Other Words From

  • nonad·judi·cation noun
  • read·judi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adjudication1

First recorded in 1685–95, adjudication is from the Late Latin word adjūdicātiōn- (stem of adjūdicātiō ). See adjudicate, -ion
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Example Sentences

Still, success rates are low for other veterans seeking an upgrade: The Naval Discharge Review Board granted relief to only 33% of claims with a mental health adjudication between April and June 2024.

It added: "A better measure is the number of complaints sent by the CCW to adjudication, which fell 37%, from 153 late last year to 57 for the equivalent period this year."

From BBC

“We're very, very suspicious of gag orders, because they go into place before there's been a full adjudication of wrongfulness of the speech at issue,” Lidsky said.

From Salon

"When participating in the adjudications of alleged crimes by a political figure and his followers bring you death threats — the rule of law has been bent, the rule of law has been broken."

From Salon

That suit remains intact, despite the fact the race will have been run before adjudication is complete.

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