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has gloss | (noun) an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning concurring opinion |
has gloss | eng: In law, a concurring opinion is a written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court, but states different reasons as the basis for his or her decision. When no absolute majority of the court can agree on the basis for deciding the case, the decision of the court may be contained in a number of concurring opinions, and the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is referred to as the plurality opinion. |
lexicalization | eng: concurring opinion |
subclass of | (noun) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" opinion, judgement, judgment, legal opinion |
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