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

In December 2024, campaign group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) instructed lawyers to challenge the decision, which could ultimately lead to a judicial review in the U.K. High Court and the reversal of the planning permission. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

Trump's filing also calls for a judicial review to determine whether the sales violated statutory mandates. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

But in Michigan, questions about the law used to charge the men prompted substantial judicial review. —Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024

Violations can result in civil action or criminal charges, although these laws are still developing and subject to judicial review, according to The Weaver Law Firm in Houston and San Antonio. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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