Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Adjudication has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
"After months of reviewing the conflicting testimonies, the judge's final adjudication ruled that the defendant was not guilty."
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
"The judge began the long process of adjudication to determine who was truly at fault in the accident."