adjudicatory
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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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