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judicial review

[ joo-dish-uhl ri-vyoo ]

noun

  1. the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.


judicial review

  1. The principle by which courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has exercised this power, for example, to revoke state laws that denied civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution . ( See also checks and balances .)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of judicial review1

First recorded in 1920–25

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