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In law, a per curiam decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least, a majority of the court) acting collectively and unanimously.[1] In contrast to regular opinions, a per curiam does not list the individual judge responsible for authoring the decision,[1] but minority dissenting and concurring decisions are signed.[a]
Per curiams are not the only type of decision that can reflect the opinion of the court. Other types of decisions can also reflect the opinion of the entire court, such as unanimous decisions, in which the opinion of the court is expressed with an author listed.[4] The Latin term per curiam literally means "by the court".[5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bryan A. Garner, ed. (2001). Black's Law Dictionary (2nd Pocket ed.). St. Paul, MN: West Group. pp. 503, 523.
- ↑ "Bobby v. Van Hook". IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Michigan v. Fisher". IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
culswas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Per curiam". Merriam Webster English Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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