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adjudication

[uh-joo-di-key-shuhn] / əˌdʒu dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“Nor does it suggest that the Executive Branch has any constitutional or statutory authority to implement the President’s directives. Instead, today’s decision merely postpones adjudication of those challenges.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Many individuals awaiting asylum adjudication get work authorization.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

They will report those to a student-run honor committee for adjudication.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

He developed superior centralized conflict resolution by expanding the adjudication of quarrels.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"USCIS's hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth," the judge said.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

“Today’s FTC can bring civil enforcement suits against private parties, promulgate binding rules, issue final orders in administrative adjudications, and investigate potential violations of the law.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Series producer Clare Parody frequently has to make instinctive adjudications when, as is often the case, a contestant gives an answer that seems a marginal call, but isn't.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2024

Of the 29 federally recognized tribes in our state, 23 have incarcerated members with one or more juvenile felony adjudications.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

Nor did there exist any judicial authority to which an appeal could be taken for the enforcement of national rights and obligations as against inconsistent State laws and adjudications.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders by John Lord




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