adjudication
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Her adjudication court hearing is July 19, police said. — Todd Shields, chicagotribune.com, "South Barrington police: Man charged with unlawful weapon use," 9 July 2018 But Planned Parenthood has leapfrogged state adjudication by recruiting plaintiffs to sue in federal court to vindicate their putative right to their preferred provider. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Behind the Supreme Court’s Dodge," 12 Dec. 2018 Yet very few — just 22 percent — were picked up by police, and only a small share of those have experienced formal adjudication for their crimes. — Vesla Mae Weaver, Vox, "The Kavanaugh hearings show who we afford a second chance and who we don’t," 28 Sep. 2018 But on Tuesday Trump appeared to reject a central piece of Cruz’s proposal: doubling the number of immigration judges to clear the backlog of cases that has slowed adjudication of cases and exacerbated the crisis. — Philip Elliott, Time, "Republicans in Congress Search for an Immigration Bill to End Border Crisis," 20 June 2018 If no payment is received within 60 days, the ticket would be turned over to the Sandy Springs Police Department for adjudication. — David Ibata, ajc, "Sandy Springs sets parking fines at City Springs," 29 May 2018 The current adjudication system has been overwhelmed — both the asylum officers in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the immigration judges in the Department of Justice (DOJ). — David A. Martin, Vox, "How to fix the crisis caused by Central American asylum seekers — humanely," 2 July 2018 A week later, the Justice Department’s complaints adjudication division ruled in Quindley’s favor. — Neil Weinberg, Bloomberg.com, "Federal Employees Face Hurdles Pursuing Sexual Harassment Claims," 13 June 2018 She was placed on deferred adjudication, a form of probation, from which she was dismissed early in May 2017. — Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, "Prominent S.A. businesswoman with ties to Spurs, LaHood had DWI charge dismissed by DA office," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adjudication.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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