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

The next step is judicial review by the California Supreme Court, currently in progress. —Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025

In a brief filed ahead of the Thursday hearing, the Justice Department said Trump's orders were not subject to judicial review. —Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025

The groups, which represent about 300 lawyers, filed for judicial review in the Wellington High Court on Tuesday against New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change, Simon Watts. —Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025

In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that all nine members of the Supreme Court agree that judicial review is available to migrants. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 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