adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication The second teen charged in the case will be in court on Dec. 6 for an adjudication hearing. Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Trump did succeed in instituting harsh rules that all but shut down the adjudication of asylum cases, hobbling the immigration courts, with aftereffects that endure to this day. Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024 While minor in the instant case, poor systems, policies, and claims adjudication processes can turn this mole hill into Mount Everest (but with legal vs. physical peril). Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 The San Pedro River adjudication is a small piece in a much larger legal case that seeks to adjudicate water rights to the Gila River and its tributaries. Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adjudication 
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Noun
  • The longest sentence was 22 years for seditious conspiracy.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Mendez received a sentence of over 8 years in a juvenile detention center for his role in the shooting, while Good was sentenced to more than 12 years.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
    HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In a lengthy ruling issued Thursday, a federal judge said the case could proceed toward a trial set for February.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Taking up lots of space in the frame and spreading your limbs wide creates a powerful disposition.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Pollocks were apprehended and await disposition of their case.
    Antonio Fins, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Copper's posts call into question key findings in Lanez's trial, as well as Stallion's credibility, according to screenshots shared in the filing.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Trump officials ended deference to prior findings of fact, which resulted in a significant increase in denials for H-1B extensions, causing many longtime employees of companies to leave the United States when USCIS adjudicators rejected their applications.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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