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

The district courts are disabled from granting national injunctions; the Supreme Court and courts of appeal are to regularly grant stays pending final adjudication. —George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025

Tightening limits on who can litigate and expediting review of cases is vital to ensuring swift adjudication. —Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025

Importantly, this legislation does not impact access to criminal records obtained directly from courts of adjudication. —Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

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

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