adjudication vs understanding

adjudication

noun
  • A judgment or sentence. 

  • The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action. 

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

  • The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement. 

  • The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt. 

understanding

noun
  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

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