adjudication

noun

ad·ju·di·ca·tion ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən

Synonyms of adjudication next

: the act or process of adjudicating a dispute

The case is under adjudication.

: a judicial decision or sentence

: a decree in bankruptcy

Examples of adjudication in a Sentence

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But as a result of incorrect settings, tabulators used to count absentee ballots in Warren and Roseville did not flag such ballots for adjudication and instead processed them just like ballots without overvotes, Forlini said. —

Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024 The second teen charged in the case will be in court on Dec. 6 for an adjudication hearing. —

Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Trump did succeed in instituting harsh rules that all but shut down the adjudication of asylum cases, hobbling the immigration courts, with aftereffects that endure to this day. —

Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024 While minor in the instant case, poor systems, policies, and claims adjudication processes can turn this mole hill into Mount Everest (but with legal vs. physical peril). —

Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adjudication

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin adjūdicātiōn-, adjūdicātiō "act of assignment (by a judge)," from adjūdicāre "to adjudge" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of adjudication was in 1680

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