judicial review

noun

1

: review sense 5

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

Examples of judicial review in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These demands for documents or testimony — potential evidence for the government to present to grand jurors deciding whether to indict — do not receive a judicial review unless challenged. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

The essays explored everything from judicial review to foreign policy. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026

But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026

The case gave courts the right to strike acts of Congress that are found to be unconstitutional, thus establishing the principle of judicial review. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for judicial review

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Legal Definition

judicial review

noun

1

: 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