adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication The judge also agreed to withhold adjudication, a legal term that secures guilt but not a conviction if terms of the settlement are met. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 The vast majority were given notices to appear in U.S. immigration courts for adjudication of their cases. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Adjudicators can become more strict in their adjudication. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 No lawsuits, bankruptcies or foreclosures Have you ever been charged or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, including an adjudication of guilt withheld? Philip Bradley, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjudication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudication
Noun
  • Some conservatives on social media have advocated for the president to grant Derek Chauvin a pardon for his 21-year federal sentence for the murder of Mr. Floyd.
    Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
  • The court ordered Jenkins to serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, the prosecutor’s office said.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • In exchange for a deal allowing smoother trade in food products, Britain could agree to align its standards with Europe, change relevant laws when Brussels does and accept rulings from the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s top legal authority.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Of 276 opinions in which there was a ruling on the first factor, there were only five where that did not align with the outcome.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Kathleen Bush-Joseph, an attorney and policy analyst with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute previously mentioned that the database doesn’t always have the final dispositions of cases.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 15 May 2025
  • Shutt says Ruby has the sweetest disposition and knows which office staff member has the best treats.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And the findings from the recent studies make sense of why.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Effective Date: July 27, 2025 Employer Takeaways: Avoid repeating CCS reviews for findings already assessed or older than 10 years.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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