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adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication Event organizers and the law school letter said her remarks focused on military adjudication procedures and made no reference to any particular client. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Have you been arrested, charged or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld, or had a matter sealed or expunged? — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 As part of the Justice Department, the Executive Office for Immigration Review runs some 60 immigration courts and adjudication centers. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Judge Darren Steele said the state amended a charge of willful, wanton reckless driving – second offense, adjudication of guilt that carried a $1,000 fine. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudication

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And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Smith accepted a deal from prosecutors in March, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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Both residents and politicians fear the court ruling would tarnish Kosovo's independence struggle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
As the only Supreme Court case to date involving censorship in school libraries, Pico, while a limited ruling, did set out general guidelines still used today.

— Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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But even if Waldron’s disposition does not give off Master of the Universe vibes, his resumé certainly does.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
This disposition that will serve the character well in the valleys of despair the story will soon unexpectedly plunge her into.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of disposition

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This may be true, but there is also the chance that the result is based on incomplete data, and the finding is much less definitive than the AI may suggest.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Avila’s lawyer, Nancy Doumanian, previously disputed the judge’s tentative finding that there was insufficient evidence Avila had suffered permanent nerve damage.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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