USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
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majority
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dissenting
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concurring
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -noun. Law (in appellate courts) an opinion filed by a judge who disagrees with the majority decision of a case. Also called: dissent.
Detailed explanation-2: -A dissenting opinion is an appellate opinion of one or more judges which disagrees with the reasoning stated in the majority or plurality opinion and, consequently, with the result reached in a case.
Detailed explanation-3: -A dissent refers to at least one party’s disagreement with the majority opinion. An appellate judge or Supreme Court Justice who writes an opinion opposing the holding is said to write a dissenting opinion.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Concurring opinion, ” or concurrence, is the separate judicial opinion of an appellate judge who voted with the majority.
Detailed explanation-5: -A dissenting opinion (or dissent) is an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.