adjudication

Plural: adjudications

Noun

• the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
• The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
• A judgment or sentence.
• The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
• The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
• A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.

Related Words

adjudicate, adjudicator