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adjudicatory

American  
[uh-joo-dik-uh-tawr-ee] / əˈdʒu dɪk əˌtɔr i /

adjective

  1. relating to adjudication or having the power to adjudicate.


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The Supreme Court called the case a matter of "institutional concern" and said fake AI-generated judgements had "a direct bearing on integrity of adjudicatory process".

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

"You need an adjudicatory body with fact-finding and investigative authority to consider the facts to examine the record and to make determinations — that's how they did it in 1877," Cruz told Grossberg and Bartiromo.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2023

While there are legitimate arguments concerning the scope of agencies’ adjudicatory powers, this opinion plays fast and loose with the relevant precedents.

From Slate May 20, 2022

“Yet the director wields vast rule making, enforcement and adjudicatory authority over a significant portion of the U.S. economy. The question before us is whether this arrangement violates the Constitution’s separation of powers.”

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2020

Over 4,000,000 cases were treated in the main and adjudicatory army hospitals.

From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

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