Adjudication Adjudication

Adjudication - Definition and Overview

Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision or judgment which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved. Adjudication can also be the process (in television game shows and the like) by which a winner is found.

See also: jurisprudence, lawsuit, arbitration, dispute resolution, mediation, alternative dispute resolution.

Example Usage of Adjudication

cpacbiz: Hi all. Just a reminder that the Adjudication begins Monday morning at 9 a.m. at Great Lakes Science Center’s Reinberger Auditorium.
amarilloglobe: Deferred Adjudication in sex case http://bit.ly/4fKn4N
braingarbage: CA wage and labor law for scientology http://www.scribd.com/doc/17233284/Motion-for-Summary-Adjudication-Memorandum
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