[Mr. C.] says he confessed to avoid a lengthier sentence after his original attorney told him that the prosecutor claimed DNA evidence conclusively identified him as the attacker. [Mr. C.] had an earlier deferred for indecency with a minor.
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adjudication — [ adʒydikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1330; lat. jurid. adjudicatio 1 ♦ Dr. civ. Déclaration par laquelle le juge ou un officier public attribue au plus offrant un bien mis aux enchères. Vente par adjudication : vente aux enchères. Adjudication volontaire;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
adjudication — I noun act of judgment, adjudgment, arbitrage, arbitrament, arbitration, authoritative decision, award, conclusion, decision, declaration, decree, deliberate determination, determination, determination of issues, disposition, edict, final… … Law dictionary
Adjudication — is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties… … Wikipedia
Adjudication — Ad*ju di*ca tion, n. [L. adjudicatio: cf. F. adjudication.] 1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially. [1913 Webster] 2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjudication — Adjudication. s. f. v. (Le D. ne se prononce point.) Acte de vive voix, ou par escrit, par lequel on adjuge. L Adjudication en fut faite. un bail par adjudication … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
adjudication — ADJUDICATION. sub. f. Acte de Justice, par lequel on adjuge de vive voix ou par écrit. L adjudication en fut faite publiquement. Un bail paradjudication … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
adjudication — (n.) 1690s, from Fr. adjudication or directly from L.L. adjudicationem (nom. adjudicatio), noun of action from pp. stem of adjudicare (see ADJUDGE (Cf. adjudge)) … Etymology dictionary
adjudication — par decret, Addictio rei auctione venditae, Auctionis clausula. Le jour de l adjudication par decret, Dies addictionis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Adjudication — Adjudication, gerichtliche Zutheilung, Zusprache im allg., besonders im Theilungsproceß und bei Versteigerungen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
adjudication — [n] judgment conclusion, decision, determination, finding, pronouncement, ruling, settlement, verdict; concepts 103,689 … New thesaurus
adjudication — [ə jo͞o΄di kā′shən] n. 1. the act of adjudicating 2. Law a) a judge s decision b) a decree in bankruptcy determining the status of the bankrupt adjudicative [ə jo͞o′dəkāt΄iv, ə jo͞o′dəkə tiv] adj … English World dictionary
