adjudication
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgementThe act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
(countable, uncountable)A judgment or sentence.
16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons An adjudication in favour of natural rights.
(countable, uncountable)The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(countable, uncountable)The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
- the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -ion.Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: adjudications| Singular | adjudication |
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Word family
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