Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abjudication

/əbˌd͡ʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-ju-di-ca-tion
IPA: /əbˌd͡ʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rejection or confiscation by judicial sentence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, an appeal lay from the Council against any sentence, abjudication or removal, to the Court of Directors, within one calendar month from date of such sentence or abjudication, upon the aggrieved party giving security sufficient to cover the cost of the appeal."
"Abjudication of the freedom of Richard Northbury, and restitution thereof[…]"
"In the abjudication of all or certain rights of civil honor, decreed as a criminal penalty, one can trace the old "Rechtlosigkeit" due to crime, and the Roman "infamia iuris mediata.""

Etymology

From abjudicate + -ion or from Latin abiūdicātiō. First attested in 1623.

Origin

Source language: Latin
First known use: First attested in 1623

Word Breakdown

Root: abiūdicātiō
Suffix: abjudicate

Usage

Inflected Forms

abjudications (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce abjudication?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˌd͡ʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does abjudication mean?: Rejection or confiscation by judicial sentence.
Where does abjudication come from?: It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1623.

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