Adjudication

[ə,dʒuːdɪ'keɪʃn] or [ə,dʒʊdɪ'keʃən]

(noun.) the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented.

Typist: Nathaniel--From WordNet

(n.) The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.

(n.) A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.

(n.) The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt.

(n.) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.

Edited by Josie

n. Sentence, decision, determination, decree, award, arbitrament.

Typist: Ora