ADJUDICATION Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication As political polarization increases, and as the Supreme Court removes itself from many rights disputes, state constitutions will likely be more important than ever in rights adjudication. — Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Woodward is currently under monitored home detention in Modesto pending a federal ruling in his favor or the eventual adjudication of the new murder case. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 The adjudication speed may have been due to staffing, Liewer said. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 The office mentioned that autopsy reports can take up to 90 days to complete and will not be released while a case is pending investigation or adjudication. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudication

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In an agreement with the state, Josiah Hoffman, the other person indicted in Snellings’ death, in late July pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a 35-year prison sentence and commitment to testify truthfully against Greer at trial.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
His involvement in criminal proceedings and the allegations of rape and assault against him, resulting in a conviction on two counts of rape and a four-year prison sentence, have cast a particularly difficult light on the crown prince’s family.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

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The Thursday ruling came after Democrats and voting rights groups filed a fresh round of lawsuits to comply with the recent Supreme Court decision.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Conor Fitzpatrick, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which brought the lawsuit, praised the ruling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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Graf also reiterated that his ruling was not a definitive finding of guilt, which will have to be determined by a jury during a future trial.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Some analysts have taken these findings as confirmation that the golden era of American soft power is over and China is ascendant.

— Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

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