ADJUDICATION

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.

2.
n.

A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor of natural rights." Burke.

3.
n.

The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Abbott.

4.
n.

A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.