adjudication
adjudication is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor of natural rights." Burke.
- 2.(Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Abbott.
- 3.(Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor of natural rights." Burke called?
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- What is a process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt called?
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