How to Use adjudication in a Sentence

adjudication

noun
  • Beard was credited with 871 days for time served in jail while awaiting adjudication of his case, Patino said.
    Cathy Locke, sacbee, 3 Apr. 2018
  • One offer would be to plead guilty to two counts of misdemeanor hazing with adjudication withheld along with 60 days in jail and two years of probation.
    Joe Reedy, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • He was later identified by a witness and received deferred adjudication.
    Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Kelly last week announced new rules that would end top clearances for anyone who has had a background check or security clearance adjudication process going on since last June.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The race was held March 29 and the adjudication took place Aug. 14.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
  • If the case moves to adjudication, the case is assigned to a judge.
    Karen Weaver, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The adjudication of the charges against him will be held within six months to a year.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • What page of The Sun does the adjudication need to be printed on?
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • In the case of a felony, a deferred adjudication can keep a defendant out of jail or prison.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
  • The third set of unknowns is whether adjudication of this law is going to be within the power of Hong Kong’s courts.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 4 June 2020
  • As in, how often have they been required to print the adjudication in their pages and online, and mentioned on the front page and the website home page?
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • Beyond that period, a claimant has the right to file suit or await final Navy adjudication of the claim.
    Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Online records do not show the adjudication status of that case, or whether Flake has pleaded to those charges.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022
  • Williams entered a guilty plea in April, and he was placed on deferred adjudication.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
  • The department lacked staff to handle the influx of claims and calls about claims, causing adjudication to back up for months.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2021
  • Immigrants are brought to court rooms set up in tents on the U.S. side of the border and are facing year-long wait times for a final adjudication of their case.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2019
  • After an adjudication process, five of the ballots were pulled out and four were given a closer look.
    Karen Pearlman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2020
  • In the first decade of the 21st century, the adjudication of patents became highly contentious.
    Ike Brannon, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The terms of my deferred adjudication deal were already worked out.
    Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2021
  • An error in the sentencing phase does not require the re-adjudication of the guilty phase of the proceedings, Berger said.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2021
  • And then secondly, there is the adjudication through a court of law for someone who poses a risk to themselves or to others.
    CBS News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • And then, secondly, there is the adjudication through a court of law for someone who poses a risk to themselves or to others.
    CBS News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • He was given three years deferred adjudication but did not serve time in prison.
    Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The number of claims paid out includes those that have gone through adjudication already.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2020
  • The plea agreement, dated and signed Monday, means that Stewart and his son, 41, won’t have to appear in court and formal adjudication of the charge was withheld.
    Curt Anderson, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The judge in the case withheld adjudication, which means Benac was not convicted, though the charge will still appear on his record, Petredis said.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 16 Sep. 2019
  • That adjudication backlog is down by more than half since the end of September and at the current pace the department is on pace to clear those claims by Christmas Eve.
    Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020
  • This review is part of a process known as adjudication, and it is required by the state's recount rules, according to Ridlen.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022
  • No Have you been charged or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, including adjudications of guilt withheld?
    Samuel Ford Stark, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
  • The adjudication process ultimately ruled the power plant was unnecessary and the state could still opt to change water policy to produce sufficient power without a new power plant.
    Shea Andersen, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024

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