judicial decision
English Thesaurus
1. (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (noun.act)
hypernym | : | due process, due process of law, |
definition | : | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | reversal, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | non pros, non prosequitur, |
definition | : | a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | final decision, final judgment, |
definition | : | a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | judgement in rem, judgment in rem, |
definition | : | a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | opinion, ruling, |
definition | : | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | finding, |
definition | : | the decision of a court on issues of fact or law (noun.act) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
derivation | : | adjudicate, judge, try, |
definition | : | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social) |
derivation | : | adjudicate, judge, try, |
definition | : | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social) |
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