reversal of a judicial decision

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• judicial decision — noun (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it • Syn: ↑judgment, ↑judgement • Derivationally related forms: ↑judge (for: ↑judgment) …   Useful english dictionary

• recall of judicial decision — The reversal or annulmentof a judicial decision by a vote of the electors in a proceeding instituted for such purpose. People v Western Union Tel. Co. 70 Colo 90, 198 P 146, 15 ALR 326; 28 Am J Rev ed Init & R § 52 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• reversal — noun 1. a change from one state to the opposite state (Freq. 1) there was a reversal of autonomic function • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse • Hypernyms: ↑change of state • Hyponyms: ↑regres …   Useful english dictionary

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• judgment — noun 1. an opinion formed by judging something (Freq. 19) he was reluctant to make his judgment known she changed her mind • Syn: ↑judgement, ↑mind • Derivationally related forms: ↑judgmental …   Useful english dictionary

• verdict — ver·dict / vər dikt/ n [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum ) of Anglo French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus ) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1: the usu. unanimous finding… …   Law dictionary

• bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary