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Judicial Review

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

judicial review


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 in the Important Cases section




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