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

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a decision for a 6-3 court in the case of NRC v. Texas that neither Texas nor a land developer were parties to the commission's licensing proceeding, and therefore are not entitled to obtain judicial review. —June 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025

But the law is subject to judicial review, and Ramaphosa countered Trump by emphasizing that the U.S. federal government also enjoys a right to take over private property under eminent domain. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 May 2025

But the confusion over the wrong photo raises more questions about the speed with which the Trump administration deported individuals to the prison in El Salvador and the lack of judicial review of their cases. —Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025

As the case is now under judicial review, TSMC is unable to provide further information, the firm said. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025

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