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Definition of per curiam in English English dictionary
- an opinion delivered by an entire court rather than a single judge
- (Kanun) By the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion. "a per curiam decision"
- (Latin: "by the court ") An opinion which expresses the decision in the case but which does not identify the judge who wrote it
- Legal term from Latin "by the court"/ Said of a judicial opinion presented as that of the entire court rather than that of any one judge
- Decision by an appellate court, without a written opinion, that refuses to re- view the decision of a lower court; amounts to a reaffirmation of the lower court's opinion
- by the court
- per curiam opinion
- opinion of the majority of judges, ruling opinion
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