adjudication
noun/əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #16,227 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the legal process of resolving a dispute or making an official judgment.
Example sentence
The dispute between the two companies was settled through formal adjudication.
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