awarding
uh wawr ding
- n  a grant made by a law court
                    
                        
                            
he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court - v give, especially as an honor or reward
 - v give as judged due or on the basis of merit
 
- On the agenda was the awarding of an up to $7 billion deal to a subsidiary of Houston-based conglomerate Halliburton to restore Iraq's oil facilities.
 - Deutch's successor, George Tenet, attempted to mollify case officers by awarding Ward the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal in March 2000.
 - The native Tennessean, 94, began awarding the annual Templeton Prize in 1972.