adjudication vs decision

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. 

decision

noun
  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

  • The act of deciding. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

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