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adjudication
Legal resolution of a dispute.
When a juvenile is declared delinquent or a status offender, the matter has been resolved; when an offender has been convicted or acquitted, the matter at issue (guilt or innocence) has been concluded by either a judge or a jury.
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“adjudication”
adjudication hearing
A formal proceeding involving a prosecuting attorney and a defense attorney where evidence is presented and a juvenile's status or condition is determined by the juvenile court judge.
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“adjudication”
1. Reaching a final judgment in a legal proceeding.
2. The act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented.
2. The act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented.
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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dic-, dict-
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jud-, judic-
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