adjudication

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate +‎ -tion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === adjudication (countable and uncountable, plural adjudications) The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement. A judgment or sentence. 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons An adjudication in favour of natural rights. (law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt. (emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action. (law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== adjudicate adjudicator ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== judication === References === “adjudication, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adiūdicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.dʒy.di.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === adjudication f (plural adjudications) auction adjudication ==== Derived terms ==== adjudicataire ==== Related terms ==== adjuger === Further reading === “adjudication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012