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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

“Today’s decision merely postpones adjudication of those challenges,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in one dissent, joined by Justice Elena Kagan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

In response, the published author told BBC Wales that her novel was a "personal story" about her family history, so she was "devastated" after hearing the adjudication broadcast live on S4C.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Many individuals awaiting asylum adjudication get work authorization.

From Slate Jun. 25, 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

What writers of authority on public law, what adjudications in courts of admiralty, what public treaties, recognize it?

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster




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