The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEEMED
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What does DEEMED mean?
DEEMED verb- To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- To adjudge, to decree.
- To dispense (justice); to administer (law).
- (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
- To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.
- An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India.