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concur

two-thirds of the Senators present "U.S. Constitution art. II"] ;specif : to join in an appellate decision compare dissent NOTE: A judge or justice may concur with the decision of the court but not agree with the

majority

voting in a particular case who together determine the prevailing decision see also majority opinion at opinion compare dissent majority adj

meeting of the minds

meeting of the minds :assent to the mutually agreed upon and understood terms of an agreement by the parties to a contract that may be manifest by objective signs of intent (as conduct) [the parties had...

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minority

b : a group of judges among those hearing an appeal who disagree with the majority's judgment : dissent c : a group of jurisdictions taking a less widespread approach to or view of a legal question,

parol

parol [Anglo-French, speech, talk, from Old French parole] : an oral declaration or statement [where the evidence of the gift rests in "Matter of Cohn, 176 N.Y.S. 225 (1919) (dissent)"] adj 1 : executed or made...

uphold

uphold -held -hold·ing : to judge valid : let stand [ an award] ;specif : to hold constitutional [ the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies "Sands v. Morongo Unified...

Disconsent

To differ to disagree to dissent

Dissentiate

To throw into a state of dissent

Congregationalist

Congregationalist, a name for the sect formerly called Independents. See DISSENTERS.

Schism Bill

Schism Bill, the name of an Act passed in the reign of Queen Anne, which restrained Protestant dissenters from educating their own children, and forbade all tutors and schoolmasters to be present at any conventicle or

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