judicial review

American  

[joo-dish-uhl ri-vyoo] / dʒuˈdɪʃ əl rɪˈvyu /

noun

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

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judicial review Cultural  

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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Etymology

Origin of judicial review

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The two solicitors helped get a judicial review commissioned after £105,000 was raised by a fundraising group.

From BBC

The states also said Nexstar and Tegna’s decision to close the deal despite multiple pending lawsuits raises concerns that the companies may be looking to rush the transaction to bypass effective judicial review.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said: "The judge did not engage with the merits of the grounds for judicial review except at the end of her judgment."

From BBC

Employees sued Lake over the firings, which were temporarily halted last September pending judicial review.

From Barron's

In written submissions, Christopher Newman, representing Lowe, said the "substantive claim to judicial review alleges procedural unfairness in the processes of ICGS, as well as perversity and illegality".

From BBC