Adjudication

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Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision or judgment which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.

See also

• Dispute resolution
  • Lawsuit
• Alternative dispute resolution
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
• Jurisprudence
• Administrative law
• Res judicata
• Collateral estoppel

Alternate meaning

Adjudication can also be the process (in television game shows and the like) by which a winner is found.

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