Meaning | The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision. |
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Synonyms | opinion, judgment, judgement |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | concurring opinion | An opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning |
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dissenting opinion | An opinion that disagrees / disagrees with the court's disposition of the case |
fatwah | (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar |
majority opinion | The opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as 'the opinion') |
obiter dictum, dictum | An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore / therefore not binding |
Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
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Spanish | sentencia |
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Catalan | sentència |
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