adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication The department last week removed roughly a dozen career leaders from their positions, pushing some into unrelated roles responsible for responding to public information requests and a complaint adjudication office. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025 In 2023, providers paid more than $25.7 billion in adjudication costs. Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025 In exchange, he will be required to permanently give up his law enforcement license, serve two years of deferred adjudication, write an apology letter to Jackson and complete an anger management course, as well as serve 40 hours of community service. Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025 At the start of the year, there were about 700 immigration judges across the United States' 71 immigration courts and adjudication centers. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjudication
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Noun
  • His attorney, Connor Reilly, did not offer an explanation as to why Mortimer attacked his parents and only asked the judge to impose the sentence recommended in the plea agreement.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Despite numerous attempts to appeal his sentences during his decade on death row, Bundy was ultimately executed via the electric chair.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Under that system, human umpires will still make the initial call, but pitchers, catchers and batters can challenge ball and strike calls, and the technology will be used to determine the final ruling.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reviewed Raftery’s appeal and agreed, upholding those prior rulings.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mamdani’s sunny disposition, influencer-like mastery of shortform video, and preference for speaking in universal terms — housing as a human right, affordable food for all — have invited inevitable comparisons to one Barack Obama.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Known for their distinctive appearance and sweet disposition, Lambkins are a rare breed.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Other findings from the June 2024 inspection show spotty documentation of facility checks and maintenance updates.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In the development process, the findings from track testing with an early software version needs to be re-validated when a new software package is released.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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