In law, a majority opinion is a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court. A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the court and an explanation of the rationale behind the court`s decision. Not all cases have a majority opinion. At times, the justices voting for a majority decision (e.g., to affirm or reverse th....
[n] - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion`)
noun the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion`)