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adjudication

adjudication Adjudication is the final judgment or sentence of a court.

Adjudication is the final judgment or sentence of a court. In the British and U.S. legal tradition described here, such rulings can also help establish law by settling previously uncertain points and giving existing law a definite meaning.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Adjudication” (Adjudication).
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