adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication If the matter isn’t resolved in 60 days, China could request adjudication by a WTO panel. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Wednesday's decision froze the White House's action indefinitely, as the injunction will remain in place through adjudication, per the Washington Post. Avery Lotz, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 Instead, the sentence was an unconditional discharge, an adjudication that, given the conviction, perhaps only a president-elect less than two weeks from his inauguration could get. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025 Settling in Mexico is not an option, Camacho insisted, though the Trump administration plans to ship asylum seekers arriving at the border back to Mexico to await U.S. adjudication of their cases. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjudication
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Noun
  • In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The district court found that there were at least 10 victims in the case, a factor that enhanced the sentence for Holmes and Balwani.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Efforts to chip away at the ruling are also taking place legislatively.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Cordeiro, sitting in court in a prison jumpsuit, wiped away tears as the ruling was delivered.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Court's January 7, 2025 order granting preliminary relief is STAYED pending the disposition of the appeal.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Pending the preparation and disposition of charges, the governor may suspend the mayor for a period not exceeding 30 days.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Kat Kramer, coauthor of the report and a climate policy consultant for the nonprofit, said the findings, and those of Climate Central, expose the industry’s vulnerability to climate change.
    Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Officials have not released any preliminary findings about what may have caused the crash.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025

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