the act of judging a case, competition, or argument, or of making a formal decision about something

The legality of the transaction is still under adjudication (= being decided) in the courts. 交易的合法性仍在法庭上有待裁决（=正在决定）。

His adjudication was later found to be faulty. 他的判决后来被发现是错误的。

Adjudication of the competition is the responsibility of the college. 比赛的评判由学院负责。