Adjudication vs. Judgment — What's the Difference?

A formal process to resolve legal conflicts.

An opinion formed in a judicial capacity.

The act of a court making a formal judgment.

A legal decision by a court regarding the rights and liabilities of parties.

The process used by administrative agencies to enforce regulations.

The final part of a court case.

A method to settle disputes outside of traditional courts.

The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation.

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 involved.Adjudication can also refer to the processes at dance competitions, in television game shows and at other competitive forums, by which competitors are evaluated and ranked and a winner is found.

An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision

To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.

The mental ability to perceive and distinguish relationships; discernment

To study and settle (a dispute or conflict)

The capacity to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating

To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).

The capacity to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions; good sense

To make a decision in a legal case or proceeding

A determination of a court of law; a judicial decision.

To study and settle a dispute or conflict.

A court decision establishing that an obligation is owed, such as a debt.

To act as a judge of a contest.

A misfortune believed to be sent by God as punishment for sin.

The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.

Judgment The Last Judgment.

A judgment or sentence.

The act of judging.

(legal) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.

The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely

(emergency response) 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.

The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.

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

(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.

The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.

(theology) The final award; the last sentence.

A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.

The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of things, whether of moral qualities, intellectual concepts, logical propositions, or material facts, is obtained; as, by careful judgment he avoided the peril; by a series of wrong judgments he forfeited confidence.

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

The power or faculty of performing such operations (see 1); esp., when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; good sense; as, a man of judgment; a politician without judgment.

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

The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.

The final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge; the mandate or sentence of God as the judge of all.

Judicial proceedings in a broader sense.

That act of the mind by which two notions or ideas which are apprehended as distinct are compared for the purpose of ascertaining their agreement or disagreement. See 1. The comparison may be threefold: (1) Of individual objects forming a concept. (2) Of concepts giving what is technically called a judgment. (3) Of two judgments giving an inference. Judgments have been further classed as analytic, synthetic, and identical.

A calamity regarded as sent by God, by way of recompense for wrong committed; a providential punishment.

The final award; the last sentence.

An opinion formed by judging something;

The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event;

(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision;

The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

Ability to make good judgments

A decree that enforces a legal obligation.

A conclusion reached through the process of adjudication.

Yes, it can occur in arbitration or administrative hearings.

A judgment is the final decision resulting from the adjudication process.

Decisions can include financial compensation, injunctions, or declarations.

To formally resolve disputes through a legal process.

Judges, arbitrators, or administrative officials can perform adjudication.

Yes, judgment is the typical outcome, resolving the legal issues in question.

Typically, a formal submission or complaint starts the process.

Yes, judgments can often be appealed to a higher court.

Adjudication is a formal, binding process, whereas mediation is informal and based on negotiation.

Through court orders, which may involve legal or financial enforcement mechanisms.