adjudication

noun

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Recent Examples of adjudication Workflow Load and Cognitive Strain Pharmacy professionals manage verification, patient counseling, insurance adjudication, and regulatory documentation within compressed timeframes. — Ethan Stone june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 In addition to that, USCIS has currently within the United States an administrative pause on processing and ultimate adjudication for individuals from 39 countries. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 May 2026 As a result of the agreement, Hartley received a withhold of adjudication, meaning no criminal conviction will appear on his record, and was sentenced to six months of probation. — Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026 In 2023, Vizio filed a motion for summary adjudication (PDF) seeking to avoid a trial (a judge denied the motion later that year (PDF). — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudication
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  1. sentence
  2. ruling
  3. disposition
  4. finding
Noun
  • One of them, a 25-year-old Antioch man, is serving a prison sentence in an unrelated Walnut Creek shooting.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • Martin declined to make a statement before his sentence was announced.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of sentence
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  • The ruling covers four Proud Boys whose sentences Trump commuted, while a separate bid to overturn Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions have yet to be decided.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • In an 80-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court found that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández can move forward with her claim that the recording’s use violated her right to protect her identity from commercial exploitation.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Definition of ruling
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  • Early hints that Will was an abusive husband appear to have a precedent in the snarling disposition of his father Edgar (Erroll Shand), whose kindness mostly is reserved for his dog.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Qualifications got candidates into the pool, but disposition got them on the team.
    — Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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  • The new findings showed that symptom-free older adults who harbored very high levels of p-tau217 had a 38% risk of developing cognitive impairment over five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Syed Rizvi, the director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Rhode Island, who was not involved in this study, said the new findings help advance MS research toward more precise approaches.
    — Lauren Chan, STAT, 15 July 2026
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