Memorandum opinion

Definition
1  : a brief opinion of a court that announces the result of a case without extensive discussion and that is usu. unpublished and cannot be cited as precedent
2  : an opinion of the U.S. Tax Court that is ordered not to be published but that is authoritative as precedent
3 a  : an opinion of a court that sets forth the court's views or intended decision in a case but does not constitute the judgment
b  : an opinion of a court or judge setting forth the conclusions and findings and containing or constituting the actual order, judgment, or decree in the case



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due process clause

a clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law


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