adjudication

1. (law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.Examples: "In case two or more petitions for adjudication of bankruptcy shall be filed in different districts by different members of the same copartnership for an adjudication of the bankruptcy of said copartnership , the court in which the petition is first filed having jurisdiction[…]"countableuncountable

2. (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.countableuncountable

3. (law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.Scotlandcountableuncountable