Adjudication

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adjudication \Ad*ju`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. adjudicatio: cf. F.
     adjudication.]
     1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and
        determining judicially.
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     2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a
        judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor
        of natural rights." --Burke.
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     3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question
        whether the debtor is a bankrupt. --Abbott.
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     4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security
        or in satisfaction of a debt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adjudication
       n : the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of
           pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ADJUDICATION, in practice. The giving or pronouncing a judgment in a cause;
  a judgment.