Legal Definitions - agarder

Agarder is a verb meaning to formally decide, award, or pronounce a judgment in a legal context. It refers to the act of a court or other legal authority making a definitive ruling or determination.

• Example 1: Civil Lawsuit Judgment
  After reviewing all the evidence in a contract dispute, the judge decided to agarder the plaintiff $50,000 in damages for breach of contract. This means the judge formally determined and awarded the monetary compensation to the winning party.

• Example 2: Criminal Sentencing
  Following a jury's guilty verdict, the judge prepared to agarder the defendant a sentence of five years in prison for the felony conviction. Here, "agarder" refers to the judge's formal act of pronouncing the punishment or sentence upon the convicted individual.

• Example 3: Administrative Tribunal Ruling
  An arbitration panel was tasked with resolving a complex dispute between a landlord and a tenant regarding property repairs. After hearing arguments from both sides, the panel decided to agarder that the landlord was responsible for the cost of the structural repairs. In this scenario, "agarder" signifies the panel's formal determination and ruling on the responsibility for the repairs.