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adjudication

ad·ju·di·cation

UK/ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/ʌˌdʒudʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

Origin

Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -ion.

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