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 endgame could still be fought through a judicial review, although Friday’s development has cleared some significant hurdles for the AELTC. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Their tool was, again, a budget trailer bill that specifically exempted the annex from CEQA’s provisions, and from public scrutiny and judicial review. —Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024

Of course, courts should not reflexively retreat from a case touching on international relations, nor should such issues be automatically immune from judicial review. —José A. Cabranes, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015

The Supreme Court interpreted these rules as conferring on it the right to judicial review of future legislation, although lawmakers themselves were divided on the matter. —Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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