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legal opinion vs dissenting opinion

dissenting opinion vs legal opinion

legal opinion and dissenting opinion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legal opinion Yes No No No
dissenting opinion Yes No No No
As nouns, dissenting opinion is a hyponym of legal opinion; that is, dissenting opinion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legal opinion:
  • legal opinion: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
  • dissenting opinion: an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
Other hyponyms of legal opinion include concurring opinion, majority opinion, fatwah, dictum, obiter dictum.
legal opinion (noun) dissenting opinion (noun)
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
Difference between legal opinion and dissenting opinion

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