majority opinion

English Thesaurus

1. the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion,
definition	:	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)