affirmance

Examples

• All

• Most commentators viewed this as a strong affirmance of the FTC's authority and approach to developing data security norms.

  Academic text (2016)

• The Supreme Court granted certiorari and heard oral argument in Dollar General while Justice Scalia was still on the Court, but in the wake of Scalia's death, it granted a four-four per curiam affirmance of the Fifth Circuit, leaving its decision intact.

  Academic text (2017)

• In all three models, the Federal Circuit's affirmance of the district court was the dependent variable.

  Academic text (2017)

• Although Martinez-Fraga vigorously attacks the decision on many different grounds, he never sets forth clearly the reasons given for affirmance.

  Blog text (25)

• Part II turns to the litigation that led up to the Martinez Decision, the so-called Boldt Decision, and its affirmance by the Supreme Court.

  Academic text (2017)

• Part V examines the Ninth Circuit's resounding affirmance of Judge Martinez's decision, based in large measure on foundational canons of treaty interpretation.

  Academic text (2017)

• For cases involving a merits decision on injunctive relief, there was a sharp split in affirmance rates by the Federal Circuit depending on whether the district court granted or denied injunctive relief to the prevailing patent owner.

  Academic text (2017)

• At the other extreme, a highly deferential posture, such as where a court only overturns a lower decision when it is "clearly erroneous" or an "abuse of discretion," means high odds of an affirmance rather than a partial or complete reversal.

  Academic text (2012)

• The judge's affirmance of the lower court's ruling confirmed the initial decision was correct.

• After reviewing the evidence, the appellate court issued an affirmance of the trial court's judgment.

Synonyms

C

confirmation

vsaffirmance

• Formal

230 2.5

An official act that approves something and makes it valid

is specific to upholding court decisions by higher courts rather than general validation

A

affirmation

vsaffirmance

• Formal

1 7.0

A higher court's ruling that confirms a lower court's decision

is the act of upholding a lower court decision rather than the formal judgment

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology