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Simple English definitions for legal terms

judicial opinion

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A quick definition of judicial opinion:

A judicial opinion is a written statement by a court explaining its decision in a case. It includes the facts, points of law, reasoning, and sometimes additional comments. An advisory opinion is a nonbinding statement by a court on a legal matter. A dissenting opinion is when one or more judges disagree with the majority decision. A plurality opinion is when no opinion has a majority, but one has the most votes. Other types of opinions include a memorandum opinion, per curiam opinion, and slip opinion. Outside of the legal context, an opinion can also refer to a person's belief or inference about something.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A written statement by a court explaining its decision in a case, including the facts, points of law, rationale, and dicta. It is also known as a court opinion or simply an opinion.

Examples:

  • Majority opinion: An opinion joined by more than half of the judges considering a given case.
  • Dissenting opinion: An opinion by one or more judges who disagree with the decision reached by the majority.
  • Per curiam opinion: An opinion handed down by an appellate court without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion.

These examples illustrate how a judicial opinion is a written statement by a court explaining its decision in a case. Majority opinions are those joined by more than half of the judges, while dissenting opinions are those by judges who disagree with the majority. Per curiam opinions are those handed down by an appellate court without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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