Concurring
/kənˈkɜːrɪŋ/
Definitions
- (adj.) Agreeing with the majority opinion in a legal decision but for different or additional reasons.
The judge wrote a concurring opinion to express a different rationale from the majority.
- (v.) Present participle of concur, meaning to agree or coincide.
The judges were concurring in the result but differed on the reasoning.
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Commentary
Typically used in appellate court decisions to indicate agreement with the outcome but a separate reasoning.
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