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Definition of Majority opinion
1. Noun. The opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as 'the opinion').
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Lexicographical Neighbors of Majority Opinion
Literary usage of Majority opinion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"The majority opinion was delivered by Mr. Justice McKenna. The latter opinion
adopted ... But such holding, even according to the majority opinion in the ..."
2. Forty-five Years Under the Flag by Winfield Scott Schley (1904)
"... of the evidence of the witnesses called by the judge advocate which was
favorable to the said Commodore Schley. 25. The majority opinion of the court ..."
3. International War, Its Causes and Its Cure by Oscar Terry Crosby (1919)
"Public opinion is merely majority opinion. By majority we may not always mean
numerical majority, but a temporary majority of intelligence and force. ..."