English noun: legal opinion | |||
1. | legal opinion (communication) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | ||
Samples | Opinions are usually written by a single judge. | ||
Synonyms | judgement, judgment, opinion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | concurring opinion, dictum, dissenting opinion, fatwah, majority opinion, obiter dictum | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||