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title: adjudication — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adjudication» in the school dictionary: The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adjudication

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**Who acts:** charge, act, adjudication, choir, dispute, adjudication panel · **What happens:** make, hear, judge, sing, take, come · **To what, where:** official decision, sides, contest, adjudication, poem, long argument

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«adjudication» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [adjudication in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adjudication.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: law, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:m1:1
# text = The official decision made by a judge or another person in charge after hearing both sides.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | the official decision *not said here* |  |  |  | by a judge or another person in charge | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **hear** | gerund | charge *not said here* | both sides |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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The act of judging a contest, such as a music, dance or debate competition.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:m2:1
# text = The act of judging a contest, such as a music, dance or debate competition.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	judging	judge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | gerund | the act *not said here* | a contest |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent contest=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The adjudication of the singing contest took an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x1:1
# text = The adjudication of the singing contest took an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | past | the adjudication of the singing contest |  |  |  | hour |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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After the adjudication, our choir came second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x2:1
# text = After the adjudication, our choir came second.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	second	second	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | our choir |  |  |  | after the adjudication | second *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The dispute went to adjudication.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x3:1
# text = The dispute went to adjudication.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the dispute |  |  | adjudication |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to adjudication=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The adjudication panel praised her poem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x4:1
# text = The adjudication panel praised her poem.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	panel	panel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	praised	praise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | the adjudication panel | panel's poem |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The judge's adjudication ended the long argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x5:1
# text = The judge's adjudication ended the long argument.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the judge's adjudication | the long argument |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality argument=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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At the dance festival, adjudications were read out at the end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adjudication:x6:1
# text = At the dance festival, adjudications were read out at the end.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	adjudications	adjudication	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read out** | past · passive |  | adjudications |  | the dance festival | at the end |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme at festival=Value |

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