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judicial review

 
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–noun
the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.
Origin:
1920–25
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Cultural Dictionary

judicial review

The principle by which courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has exercised this power, for example, to revoke state laws that denied civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. (See also checks and balances.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: judicial review
Function: 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 in the IMPORTANT CASES section
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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