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DISSENTING OPINION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissenting opinion" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; legal opinion; opinion (the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)