per curiam
adverb or adjective
per cu·ri·am
(ˌ)pər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-ˌäm 
-ˈku̇r-
: by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion
a per curiam decision
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PROCEEDINGS OF Feb. 19, 2025
CHIEF JUDGE N. MARK KLAPPENBACH
CR-24-183.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the internet at arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF Feb. 13, 2025
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-24-388.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The opinion, issued on an unsigned per curiam basis, does not address government concerns over how the People’s Republic of China could leverage its authority over ByteDance to manipulate content covertly in ways that the PRC prioritizes.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
The per curiam order remanded Comcast’s complaint to the circuit court with instructions to dismiss the claims without prejudice.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the internet at arcourts.gov.
PROCEEDINGS OF Feb. 13, 2025
JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD
CR-24-388.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The opinion, issued on an unsigned per curiam basis, does not address government concerns over how the People’s Republic of China could leverage its authority over ByteDance to manipulate content covertly in ways that the PRC prioritizes.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
The per curiam order remanded Comcast’s complaint to the circuit court with instructions to dismiss the claims without prejudice.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for per curiam
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“Per curiam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20curiam. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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per curiam
adverb or adjective
per cu·ri·am
pər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-ˌäm, -ˈku̇r-, -əm
: by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion
a per curiam affirmance
Etymology
Latin, by the court
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