Adjudication
From ACT Wiki
1. UK tax.
The process in stamp duty whereby the document and supporting evidence is sent to Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs to determine the amount of stamp duty payable.
2. Law.
The settlement of a dispute by a formal legal procedure.
3. Wider context.
More generally, the settlement of disputes by various less formal procedures, with the aim of providing quicker, cheaper and less confrontational resolutions.