Definition of DISSENT in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DISSENT
Contrariety of opinion; refusal to agree with something already stated or adjudged or to an act previously performed. The term is most commonly used in American law to denote the explicit disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision passed by the majority upon a case before them. In such event, the non-concurring judge is reported as "dissenting." Mere failure of a justice to vote is not a dissent. Charles W. Sommer & Bro. v. Albert Lorsch & Co., 254 N.Y. 146, 172 N.E. 271, 272. A dissent may or may not be accompanied by an opinion.
Dissenting Opinion
The opinion in which a judge announces his dissent from the conclusions held by the majority of the court and expounds his own views.
In Ecclesiastical Law
A refusal to conform to the rites and ceremonies of the established church. 2 Burn, Eccl. Law 165.
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