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

In response to the ruling, Wasserman Schultz announced plans to introduce legislation that would mandate congressional and judicial review for TPS recipients facing program termination. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 June 2026

The next step for TPS holders would be to challenge the termination of constitutional claims if there are grounds for it since that’s what the Supreme Court ruling allows for judicial review. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 June 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, 17 June 2026

Advertisement Since then, her case has continued to move through higher levels of judicial review without changing the outcome of her conviction. — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 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