dissents
Voices minority opposition
Dissents is the plural of dissent—expressions of disagreement with a prevailing view or official position.
In legal contexts, dissents are opinions written by judges who disagree with the majority ruling: Justice Ginsburg's dissents became legendary.
The verb dissents means to express such disagreement: She dissents from the committee's findings.
Lack of agreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- conflictOpposition between parties
divergence · variance · clash · schism · nonconformity · contention · debate · argument
discord
Lack of agreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
conflict · divergence · variance · clash · schism · nonconformity · contention · debate · argument · difference
protest
Public expression of disapproval
object · disapprove · reject · rebuff · refuse · resist · denounce · criticize · repudiate · contradict
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- disagree verbsdenies, opposes, disputes, rejects, challenges
- legal recordscourt orders, court decisions, court filings, court rolls, court reports
- Supreme Courtchief justice, associate justices, justices, certiorari, oral arguments
- appealsappeal, appellate court, court rulings, case law, legal precedents
- case lawcourt opinions, court cases, court decisions, binding precedent, judicial decisions
- dissenting voiceOne expressing disagreement publicly
- political dissentOpposition to government policies
- dissenting opinionFormal judicial disagreement
- public dissentOpen opposition to policy
- religious dissentersThose opposing established doctrine
dissent, dissenter, dissension, dissenting, dissenters, dissented, dissentient