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.

Other Word Forms

• nonadjudication noun
• readjudication noun

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

Example Sentences

According to government disclosures and outside reporting, the administration is contemplating two major changes to disability standards, which it describes generally as “improvements to the disability adjudication process.”

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Social Security Administration spokesman Barton Mackey said the agency is working on plans to “propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered.”

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While tenants wait for this system to be put into place, they can use the government's rent adjudication system if they feel a proposed increase is unfair.

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"The family's essential purpose in taking the trip, to enjoy snow-based activities, was defeated," the final adjudication read.

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The report also described the adjudication system as being in "disarray", which would send a message of "if you behave badly here there isn't going to be a consequence", leading to prisoners feeling unsafe.

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