legal opinion

Noun
  1. The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (synset 106563775)
    "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    subtypes:
    • concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
    • dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
    • majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
    • fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar
    • dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
    same as: judgement, judgment, opinion

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