adjudication
[ uh-joo-di-key-shuhn ]
noun
an act of adjudicating.
Law.
the act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree.
a judicial decision or sentence.
a court decree in bankruptcy.
Origin of adjudication
1First recorded in 1685–95, adjudication is from the Late Latin word adjūdicātiōn- (stem of adjūdicātiō). See adjudicate, -ion
Other words from adjudication
- non·ad·ju·di·ca·tion, noun
- re·ad·ju·di·ca·tion, noun
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