adjudication

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  1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of determining or adjudging; a passing of judgment. To pass off a verdict of personal taste, under the guise of an adjudication of science. F. Hall, Mod. Eng., p. 81.
  2. In law: A judicial sentence; judgment or decision of a court. The act of a court declaring an ascertained fact: as, an adjudication of bankruptcy. The consequence of adjudication is that all the bankrupt's property vests in the registrar of the court until the appointment by the creditors of a trustee, and thereafter in the trustee. Encyc. Brit., III. 343.
  3. In Scots law, the diligence or process by which land is attached in security for or in payment of a debt.
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  • In its adjudication, the ASA stated: Upheld The ASA noted that Java and Flash proprietary software was not enabled on the iPhone and understood that users would ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • He did plead guilty to another second-degree possession charge that McElroy didn't investigate and Woodson received deferred adjudication, Stevens said. —  The Facts: News
  • The auto-adjudication technology was created specifically for Medical Mutual of Ohio and its TOPPS system. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • When I say 'infantile steps' I don't mean to offend I just mean the BII rent adjudication is a new baby and its first steps will been seen as dictating its likely success as it develops into adulthood. —  Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser
  • Under deferred adjudication, Johnson may have the charges dismissed after satisfying the terms of the sentence. —  Local News | The Bryan College Station Eagle
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