English Reference

Word

abjudication

Phoneticsab·ju·di·ca·tion

Definition

n. a formal decision made by a judge or court. It is an old word for a legal ruling or judgment.

n. a formal judicial decision or judgment rendered by a court. Archaic in modern legal practice; often replaced by 'judgment' or 'ruling'.

Examples

“The judge issued a final abjudication on the case.”

“After months of evidence was presented, the court reached an abjudication that cleared the defendant of all charges.”

“The historical records of the trial contain a detailed abjudication that outlines the specific legal precedents cited by the judge to justify the verdict.”

Examples

simple

“The judge issued a final abjudication on the case.”

contextual

“After months of evidence was presented, the court reached an abjudication that cleared the defendant of all charges.”

complex

“The historical records of the trial contain a detailed abjudication that outlines the specific legal precedents cited by the judge to justify the verdict.”

Etymology

From abjudicate + -ion or from Latin abiūdicātiō. First attested in 1623.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

abjudicateVerbabjudicationNoun

Domain

Law

This entry

Level
C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Rare
Updated

Scan code

englishreference.com/q/abjudication

English Reference