judicial review

American

[joo-dish-uhl ri-vyoo] / dʒuˈdɪʃ əl rɪˈvyu /

noun

the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.

judicial review Cultural

The principle by which courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has exercised this power, for example, to revoke state laws that denied civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. (See also checks and balances.)

Etymology

Origin of judicial review

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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In written submissions, Christopher Newman, representing Lowe, said the "substantive claim to judicial review alleges procedural unfairness in the processes of ICGS, as well as perversity and illegality".

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The ruling by Mr Justice Chamberlain rejected UGLE's application for judicial review of the Met's decision to class Freemasonry as a declarable association.

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It brings an end to the judicial review - a type of legal case where a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public authority.

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Burrows told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme that Nesbitt has "weighed up the fact there is a judicial review and he has paused the participation of Northern Ireland in that UK trial".

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"We understand that following our lodging of a petition for judicial review that the captain and his deputy may have been removed from the ship along with 26 other crew members of various nationalities."

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