Adjudication

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.

2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor of natural rights." Burke.

3. The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Abbott.

4. A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.