英/ə,dʒuːdɪ'keɪʃn/ 美/ə,dʒʊdɪ'keʃən/
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
[n.] (1) 审判；裁判 指解决争议或裁决案件的法律程序或过程。 (2) 判决 (3)〈英〉破产宣告；裁决破产 (4) 〈英〉国内税收专员〔Commissioners of Inland Revenue〕就某一文件应征收的印花税的数额所作的裁决 (5) 〈苏格兰〉扣押财产以偿债的裁决 强制执行债务〔diligence〕的一种形式，指将债务人的可继承的土地转移给债权人以作为债的担保或清偿。
adjudication division 宣判庭,审判庭
adjudication of bankruptcy 宣告破产
adjudication organ 审判机关
例1：
The administration for industry and commerce department of the State Council shall establish a trademark review and adjudication board to be responsible for handling trademark disputes.
国务院工商行政管理部门设立商标评审委员会，负责处理商标争议事宜。
例2：
In the course of handling trademark disputes, where a party concerned asserts its rights pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of this Law, the trademark review and adjudication board may ascertain a well-known trademark based on the needs of handling the case.
在商标争议处理过程中，当事人依照本法第十三条规定主张权利的，商标评审委员会根据处理案件的需要，可以对商标驰名情况作出认定。
例3：
People's courts shall be responsible for adjudication.
审判由人民法院负责。
