Adjudication1. (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.
3. (n.) The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
4. (n.) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.
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