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advisory opinion
noun
- a formal opinion that is given on a point of law by a court, judge, or judges on request from a legislature or government official, contrasted with an opinion in a case at law where the point is being adjudicated.
Example Sentences
The ICJ's advisory opinion is not legally binding but still carries significant political weight.
Mauritius, which won independence from the UK in 1968, has maintained the islands are its own, and the UN's highest court has ruled, in an advisory opinion, that the UK's administration of the territory is "unlawful".
Mauritius, which won independence from the UK in 1968, has maintained that the islands are its own, and the UN's highest court has ruled, in an advisory opinion, that the UK's administration of the territory is "unlawful".
Moreover, a memo from the JSC instructs judges that ethics rules require that judicial campaign ads not “diminish public confidence†in the courts or be “intentionally misleading,†and it’s not clear if the JSC is even investigating Riggs or preparing to issue a “formal advisory opinion.â€
Just after it was set to take effect, however, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, a Republican, issued an advisory opinion declaring that the law violated the Nebraska Constitution.
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