opinion
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(noun) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
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Synonyms: ruling |
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Related Words: Bakke decision, judgement, judgment, judicial decision |
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(noun) a personal belief that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
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Synonyms: persuasion, sentiment, thought, view |
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Related Words: belief, eyes, idea, judgement, judgment, mind, parti pris, pole, political sympathies, politics, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession |
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(noun) a message expressing a belief about something; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
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Synonyms: view |
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Related Words: conjecture, content, guess, hypothesis, message, position, side, speculation, subject matter, substance, supposition, surmise |
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(noun) a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" |
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Synonyms: popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi |
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Related Words: belief |
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(noun) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" |
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Synonyms: judgement, judgment |
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Related Words: concurring opinion, dictum, dissenting opinion, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, majority opinion, obiter dictum, official document |
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