adjudication

Examples of adjudication in the following topics:

• Crime and Criminal Justice

  • A legal trial is where suspected crimes are adjudicated, meaning that suspects and witnesses are questioned so that guilt or innocence and sentencing can be determined.
  • The American criminal justice system consists of three main parts: (1) enforcement; (2) adjudication; and (3) corrections.
  • Next, the courts carry out adjudication or the legal processing of offenders.
  • The criminal justice system includes adjudication, wherein the courts legally process suspects to determine their guilt or innocence and sentencing.

• Courts

  • A court is a form of tribunal with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties, and carry out the administration of justice.
  • A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties, and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
  • A tribunal, in the general sense, is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.

• Sexual Harassment

  • Rather than being a component of criminal law, sexual harassment is typically adjudicated as an issue of employment law.