adjudication
noun
ad·ju·di·ca·tion
ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of adjudicating a dispute
The case is under adjudication.
2
a
: a judicial decision or sentence
b
: a decree in bankruptcy
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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.
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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
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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
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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjudication. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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