adjudication

noun

ad·​ju·​di·​ca·​tion ə-ˌjü-di-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of adjudicating a dispute

The case is under adjudication.

2

a

: a judicial decision or sentence

b

: a decree in bankruptcy

Examples of adjudication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dudley officially got adjudication withheld and a two-year probation on Sept. 8. Christopher Whittington Dudley, who joined the Florida Bar Oct. 5, 2021, was suspended on Sept. 18. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025

He was convicted in 2017 and given 10 years deferred adjudication. —Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025

As part of the deal, Smith was granted two years of deferred adjudication, meaning the case can be dismissed after two years of probation. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Other cases, from Trump’s effort to revoke birthright citizenship to his unilateral termination of federal programs, are headed for ultimate adjudication by the Supreme Court. —Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin adjūdicātiōn-, adjūdicātiō "act of assignment (by a judge)," from adjūdicāre "to adjudge" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for adjudication

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• administration
• adulteration
• affiliation