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

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

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, 13 May 2026

The second issue, according to the petition, is that the state Supreme Court went beyond ordinary judicial review to find that early voting is included in the definition of an election. —Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026

The city’s methodology for valuing co-ops and condos is currently under judicial review in pending litigation, underscoring how unsettled these issues remain. —Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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