adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication The fact that Nixon dodged impeachment and was exonerated of all legal wrongdoing by his successor Gerald Ford’s pardon left the adjudication of war-powers authority a grievously unfinished piece of civic business. Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Soto also pleaded no contest to a second charge, but his adjudication was withheld. Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025 Chelmsford and Boston are now the only courts located in New England, two of about 70 immigration courts and adjudication centers nationwide. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025 Board President Kyle Cooper praised the panel’s ruling, but noted that a large backlog of police disciplinary cases will require attention once the adjudication process is more clearly defined. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjudication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudication
Noun
  • On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to take up her appeal, leaving a pardon or clemency as perhaps her only remaining legal avenue to reduce or remove her sentence.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after the murders, Speck was arrested and received a death penalty sentence, but was later commuted to a 400-year prison sentence, per NBC.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • First, understand what the ruling means.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your disposition and attitude is an inspiration.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Despite his perverse and jock-like disposition, he is known to be a talented and knowledgeable surgeon.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The findings have been in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Turkish mill Maritaş will share updates on its local regenerative cotton project in the Harran Plain, including academic findings and scientific data.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025

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