opinion — opin·ion /ə pin yən/ n 1 a: a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b: a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare … Law dictionary
concurring opinion — see opinion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Concurring opinion — Legal opinions Judicial opinions Majority opinion Dissenting opinion Plurality opinion Concurring opinion Memorandum opinion This box: view · opinion by one o … Wikipedia
concurring opinion — n. Law an opinion issued by one or more judges which agrees with the decision reached by the majority of the court, but offers additional or different reasons for reaching that decision … English World dictionary
concurring — 1590s, from prp. of CONCUR (Cf. concur). Concurring opinion is recorded from 1720 … Etymology dictionary
opinion — A document prepared by an attorney for his client, embodying his understanding of the law as applicable to a state of facts submitted to him for that purpose; e.g. an opinion of an attorney as to the marketability of a land title as determined… … Black's law dictionary
Concurring — Concur Con*cur , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Concurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concurring}.] [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con + currere to run. See {Current}.] 1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Anon they fierce encountering both… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
concurring opinion — noun an opinion that agrees with the court s disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge s reasoning • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑opinion, ↑legal opinion, ↑judgment, ↑judgement * * * Law. (in appellate cou … Useful english dictionary
concurring opinion — Law. (in appellate courts) an opinion filed by a judge that agrees with the majority or plurality opinion on the case but that bases this conclusion on different reasons or on a different view of the case. * * * … Universalium
concurring opinion — noun An opinion which follows the outcome of the majority of the court, but might arrive there in a differing manner … Wiktionary