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 | ||