Meaning | The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself). |
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Synonym | opinion |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Instances | Bakke decision | A ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action |
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Narrower | fatwa | A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized / recognized authority |
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Broader | judgment, judgement, judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
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Spanish | decisión, dictamen, fallo, sentencia |
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Catalan | dictamen |
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Verbs | rule | decide on and make a declaration about |
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