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judicial review
noun
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: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
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Then, a legal challenge filed with the FDA in 2002 was left unresolved for nearly 14 years (throughout the entirety of the Bush administration) in order to thwart judicial review while the pill expanded its market share, creating facts on the ground.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
Stopping the merger is still pending judicial review, but the announcement’s timing hit just as the most competitive time of year in food is kicking off.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Anderson case is an example of our system of checks and balances and of our neutral judicial review system in action.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
As an executive order, the Emancipation Proclamation was subject to judicial review and could have potentially been overturned.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 1 Feb. 2024
The Natural Resources Defense Council called for judicial review, saying the law required that parts of a plant, as opposed to the plant as whole, had to be regulated separately as stationary sources if their emissions were big enough to qualify.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
Boebert was able to secure two bills in Republicans’ marquee energy legislation that were meant to extend the length of drilling permits and shorten the length of time that a party can file a petition for judicial review of a major infrastructure project.
—Nancy Vu, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
That decision has provided a stable background for judicial review of administrative actions for decades, the Biden administration has told the court.
—USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Review for unreasonableness is a tool of judicial review derived from British administrative law and has been used for years by the high court.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Judicial review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial%20review. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Legal Definition
judicial review
noun1
: review
2
: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
also
: the process of using this power see also checks and balances, Marbury v. Madison
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