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adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication On Thursday, Zhou pleaded guilty to all three charges and received an adjudication withheld, or a finding of guilt without a formal conviction, after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Prohibit community supervision and deferred adjudication instead of jail time. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 As political polarization increases, and as the Supreme Court removes itself from many rights disputes, state constitutions will likely be more important than ever in rights adjudication. — Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Woodward is currently under monitored home detention in Modesto pending a federal ruling in his favor or the eventual adjudication of the new murder case. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudication

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Kindness and clarity can share the same sentence, especially when both people need an honest answer.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
After the sentencing, Lee's wife, Elizabeth Tang, told reporters there is no freedom of speech in Hong Kong and that the sentences would shock and anger many people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

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Some told the Miami Herald that the ruling blocks the path to asylum and that the cases cannot be evaluated in a vacuum.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
The ruling blocked Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins from conducting the election using the new map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

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The case was thrown out Wednesday after a judge ruled his prior felony conviction had been modified to a juvenile disposition under a landmark California criminal justice reform law.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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Feeding America estimates that among adults age 60 and older across the Carolinas, the food insecurity rate is about 8%, based on Map the Meal Gap findings.

— Anita Bachmann, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
The finding is a key development for the burgeoning field of fog microbiology, says Eli Dueker, an environmental microbiologist at Bard College, who was not involved in the research.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

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