unadjudicated

adjective

un·​ad·​ju·​di·​cat·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈjü-di-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce unadjudicated (audio)
: not settled judicially : not judged or adjudicated
unadjudicated crimes/claims

Examples of unadjudicated in a Sentence

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One of the reasons that most Afghan parole cases remain unadjudicated, DHS added, is because USCIS is typically used to handling around 2,000 applications per year — not tens of thousands of requests. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 June 2022 Stone was not facing pending/unadjudicated allegations of misconduct or disciplinary action. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2021 Students do benefit from learning in their own ways, but the internet’s unadjudicated offerings are no substitute for actual teachers, or for a central authority ensuring that the information on offer is correct. Daniel J. Levitin, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020 By removing the child there are other unadjudicated punishments to both the mother, the child and the community. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unadjudicated was in 1822

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“Unadjudicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unadjudicated. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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