Meaning & use
adjudicatory
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Relating to the process of hearing and formally deciding a dispute or case.
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The board followed strict adjudicatory procedures before ruling on the complaint.
An adjudicatory hearing was scheduled to resolve the licensing dispute.
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Mostly used in legal and administrative contexts to describe formal decision-making processes.
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judicial
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