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n

Of a judicial decision, a non binding opinion by one or more judges who disagree with the majorityÂ’s holding; a withholding of consent to a decision or outcome; the exercise of free speech to express disagreement with a government action or policy.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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