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adjudication

noun
/ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from adiudicatio

Definitions

  1. The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.

    • The adjudication process differs depending on the state and county. In the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, for example, a panel comprised of a Republican, a Democrat and an independent look out for mistakes on ballots.

  2. A judgment or sentence.

    • 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons An adjudication in favour of natural rights.

  3. The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and…

      The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.

    2. A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.

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Derived

adjudicational, nonadjudication, readjudication, self-adjudication

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at adjudication. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at adjudication. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at adjudication

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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