DETERMINATION

determination,n.1.  A  final  decision  by  a  court  or  administrative  agency  <the  court’s

determination  of  the  issue>.  [Cases:  Administrative  Law  and  Procedure    489;  Federal  Civil

Procedure    928. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 147–148.]

initial determination.The first determination made by the Social Security Administration of a

person’s eligibility for benefits. [Cases: Social Security and Public Welfare    8.5, 142.15, 175.25.

C.J.S. Social Security and Public Welfare §§ 13, 75.]

2.  The  ending  or  expiration  of  an  estate  or  interest  in  property,  or  of  a  right,  power,  or

authority <the easement’s determination after four years>. — determine,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]