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ad·ju·di·ca·tion \əˌjüdə̇ˈkāshən, -ēˈk-\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or Late Latin; French adjudication, from Late Latin adjudication-, adjudicatio, from Latin adjudicatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act or process of adjudicating < the commission for the adjudication of the interstate dispute — Current Biography > 2. : a determination, decision, or sentence especially without imputation of guilt (as a decree in bankruptcy or the disposition of a juvenile delinquent) 3. Scots law : an attachment of heritable estate (as for security or for a debt) 4. Roman law : the part of a formula that directed the judge to apportion shares in property • ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_kəˌtōrē, -ȯr-, -ri\ adjective |