judicial review

noun

1

: review sense 5

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

Examples of judicial review in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify their visitors' age, finding that the lower court applied the appropriate level of judicial review when evaluating the constitutionality of the age-verification laws. —June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025

MacDonough also rejected language in the bill drafted by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that would have exempted certain infrastructure projects from judicial review under the National Environmental Policy Act. —Nik Popli, Time, 23 June 2025

So neither was a party eligible to obtain judicial review in the Fifth Circuit. —Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025

Their findings reveal a troubling picture: judicial review that prioritizes speed over scrutiny, with implications reaching far beyond Utah. —Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for judicial review

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Legal Definition

judicial review

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