adjudication

noun

ad·​ju·​di·​ca·​tion ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of adjudicating a dispute

The case is under adjudication.

2

a

: a judicial decision or sentence

b

: a decree in bankruptcy

Examples of adjudication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second teen charged in the case will be in court on Dec. 6 for an adjudication hearing. —Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024

Trump did succeed in instituting harsh rules that all but shut down the adjudication of asylum cases, hobbling the immigration courts, with aftereffects that endure to this day. —Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024

While minor in the instant case, poor systems, policies, and claims adjudication processes can turn this mole hill into Mount Everest (but with legal vs. physical peril). —Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

The San Pedro River adjudication is a small piece in a much larger legal case that seeks to adjudicate water rights to the Gila River and its tributaries. —Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin adjūdicātiōn-, adjūdicātiō "act of assignment (by a judge)," from adjūdicāre "to adjudge" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1