judicial decision vs affirmation

affirmation vs judicial decision

judicial decision and affirmation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
judicial decision	Yes	No	No	No
affirmation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, affirmation is a hyponym of judicial decision; that is, affirmation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than judicial decision:

judicial decision: (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
affirmation: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

Other hyponyms of judicial decision include reversal, cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment, default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default, non pros, non prosequitur, final decision, final judgment, judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment, judgement in rem, judgment in rem, dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal, judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits, judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment, arbitrament, arbitration, arbitrement, opinion, ruling, finding.

judicial decision (noun)	affirmation (noun)
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
	(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Difference between judicial decision and affirmation

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