legal decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
precedent · opinion · decree · sentence · appeal · bench · justice · binding · overturn · landmark · constitutional · dissent · majority · injunction · statute · case · litigation · lawyer
- legal writingslegal brief, legal opinion, court opinion, judicial opinion, law review
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- Islamic courtsqadi, sharia court, religious law, fatwa, mufti
- legal bookslaw dictionary, casebook, hornbook, treatise, nutshell
outcome direction
legal decisionreversal
Complete change of direction
acquittal · conviction · dismissal · guilty verdict · not guilty verdict
formality/authority
legal decisionhandshake deal
Unwritten mutual commitment
mob justice · advisory opinion · vigilante justice · gentleman's agreement · gut feeling
finality
legal decisionindecision
Failure to decide
legal limbo · hung jury · mistrial · open question · deadlock