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adjudication

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Recent Examples of adjudication Event organizers and the law school letter said her remarks focused on military adjudication procedures and made no reference to any particular client. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Have you been arrested, charged or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld, or had a matter sealed or expunged? — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 As part of the Justice Department, the Executive Office for Immigration Review runs some 60 immigration courts and adjudication centers. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Judge Darren Steele said the state amended a charge of willful, wanton reckless driving – second offense, adjudication of guilt that carried a $1,000 fine. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudication

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Yet a new piece of evidence leads the court to suspend her sentence.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Fleming was received from Los Angeles County in 2019 to serve a 42-year sentence for second-degree robbery and assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Both residents and politicians fear the court ruling would tarnish Kosovo's independence struggle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
As the only Supreme Court case to date involving censorship in school libraries, Pico, while a limited ruling, did set out general guidelines still used today.

— Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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The bird was also known for its disposition, especially toward men.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The company has opened two facilities and upgraded others to expand throughput, while investing in a visibility platform that gives customers the information needed to streamline disposition decisions.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

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The reports come after misconduct findings against some interfraternity chapters in the spring and multiple criminal investigations, according to the letter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Researchers who study reproductive health said the think tank’s findings, which were neither peer-reviewed nor published in a medical journal, amounted to junk science.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

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