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Recent Examples of adjudication
Some cases may be heard in a place that isn’t open to the public at all, like one of the handful of immigration adjudication centers scattered around the country.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In September 2025, he was sentenced to a stay of adjudication and ordered to not serve as an election judge during a one-year probation.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration-status adjudication, by which asylum is granted or citizenship is awarded, came to DHS because of its connection to border and immigration issues.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
In the juvenile system, detention is intended to be short term and is generally used prior to an adjudication, the determination of someone’s guilt or innocence.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In September 2025, he was sentenced to a stay of adjudication and ordered to not serve as an election judge during a one-year probation.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration-status adjudication, by which asylum is granted or citizenship is awarded, came to DHS because of its connection to border and immigration issues.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
In the juvenile system, detention is intended to be short term and is generally used prior to an adjudication, the determination of someone’s guilt or innocence.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudication
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Householder is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2023 of orchestrating the scheme, which FirstEnergy has admitted to underwriting.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Burke checked himself into a low-security federal prison camp in Thomson, Illinois, in September 2024, to start a two-year sentence on his corruption case.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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In a dissent to the appeals court's latest ruling, Judge Nancy Abudu wrote that immigration is a federal responsibility and that the federal government cannot relinquish its authority just because Florida officials built an immigration detention center.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Texas can now require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a ruling that has reignited debate over the role of religion in public education.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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His next court appearance is his disposition hearing on April 30.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Olvin Carcamo-Meza, 19, pleaded guilty during a Tuesday afternoon disposition hearing to two counts of first-degree assault, a felony, and two violent crime sentence enhancers, according to Arapahoe County court records.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Company leaders are encouraging employees to experiment with AI, build their own agents, unearth efficiencies, and share their findings with coworkers.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those findings come from a poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute and released Thursday ahead of June’s primary for mayor and governor, in which housing and homelessness are sure to play a big role.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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