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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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 The clearest explanation for Thursday’s unsigned per curiam opinion can probably be found in a concurring opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh. —

Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024 The unsigned, one-sentence per curiam opinion does not resolve the central question in the case: Does a federal law requiring doctors to perform abortions in certain medical emergencies preempt Idaho’s law, which allows a doctor to perform the procedure only to save the life of the mother? —

Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024 In an unsigned, per curiam opinion, the court returned the case to a lower court for further review in light of the new test. —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for per curiam