judicial decision
2
5.7
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəl dɪˈsɪʒən/
- Formal
:
decisión judicial
- The court issued a significant judicial decision that impacted many people's lives.
- judicial decision-making
- recent judicial decisions
- legislative and judicial decisions
I hear people on there that are, you know, any decision that is issued that is, you know, negative to Trump, any judicial decision.
- I hear people on there that are, you know, any decision that is issued that is, you know, negative to Trump, any judicial decision.
Examples
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Consumer watchdog groups complain that judicial decisions since 2003 have tightly enforced and amplified restrictions in most tort matters.
Academic text (2006) -
In America, judicial decisions by the courts defend free speech.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet these topics, like that of the impact of judicial decisions, appear to be on the decline.
Academic text (1992) -
The last state, Connecticut, adopted the common law by judicial decision.
Academic text (2016) -
Yet let us remember that the effect of judicial decisions is clumsy.
Academic text (1998) -
Some commentators argue that judicial decisions are "owned" by the public and provide a public benefit.
Academic text (2007) -
Simultaneously, judicial decisions and advocacy movements have empowered parents to be equal decision makers.
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Writers and experts on the left now recognize the danger posed by these judicial decisions to their perceived relentless march of progress.
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What was once a valid judicial decision can thus become obsolete and ripe for reconsideration.
Academic text (2010) -
Statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions have determined that NEPA applies to Native Americans and their reservations.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
430
4.9
An official written explanation by a judge for a court decision
181
2.6
A formal decision given by a court in a legal case
96
4.0
An official decision made after careful thought
How Binding
- Formal
7
5.6
- Specialized
185
6.3
- Formal
2
5.7
- Formal
7
6.1
- Formal
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ruling made by a court' is directly and compositionally derived from 'judicial' (relating to courts/judges) modifying 'decision' (an official outcome). This adjective+noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Judicial decision shows the image of a judge in a courtroom making a clear choice. Here judicial means 'of a judge' and decision means 'a choice', so the phrase refers to an official 'ruling' by a court.