Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the final judgment in a legal proceeding;
the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adjudication \Ad*ju`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. adjudicatio: cf. F.
adjudication.]
1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and
determining judicially.
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2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a
judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor
of natural rights." --Burke.
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3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question
whether the debtor is a bankrupt. --Abbott.
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4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security
or in satisfaction of a debt.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adjudication
n 1: the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of
pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
ADJUDICATION, in practice. The giving or pronouncing a judgment in a cause;
a judgment.