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
  • Key Background The Justice Department charged Brown, 34, on Wednesday with committing an act causing a death on a mass transportation system, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The rest are awaiting a sentence.
    MARGARET SHREINER, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
    Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • As Smith collected himself, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tried to challenge the ruling.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy echoed that getting an MBA or having the biggest LinkedIn network might not help you in your career nearly as much as having a positive disposition.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The findings suggest that azelastine could be used as a preventive treatment against infection.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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