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

While a full repeal is unlikely, Congress could codify clearer standards for which decisions are subject to environmental reviews, establish uniform procedures, and define the extent of judicial review, including placing limits on judicial injunctions. —James Broughel, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025

Unless the two appeal the board’s ruling to judicial review in Lake County Circuit Court, Taylor remains on the ballot, which leaves an interesting scenario for the April municipal election. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025

Two of the judges on the D.C. Circuit applied strict scrutiny, the highest and most demanding form of judicial review, and said the government satisfied that standard. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025

The court ruled for the government by a 6-to-3 vote, accepting its expertise even after ruling that the law was subject to strict scrutiny, the most demanding form of judicial review. —Adam Liptak, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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