adjudication

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæd.dʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

adjudication (plural adjudications)

1. The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
2. A judgment or sentence.
   • 2007, Houston Chronicle (6/17/2007)

     [Mr. C.] says he confessed to avoid a lengthier sentence after his original attorney told him that the prosecutor claimed DNA evidence conclusively identified him as the attacker. [Mr. C.] had an earlier deferred adjudication for indecency with a minor.

Related terms

• adjudicator

Translations

judgment

Bulgarian: отсъждане (bg), присъждане (bg), [[{{{2}}}#Bulgarian|{{{2}}}]] [[:bg:{{{2}}}|(bg)]]

Finnish: tuomio (fi)