per curiam

per curiam
/peuhr kyoor"ee am'/, Law.
noting an action taken by the court as a whole, esp. an anonymous opinion of the whole court, as contrasted with an opinion delivered in the name of a particular judge.
[ < ML: lit., through the court]

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  • per curiam — per cu·ri·am /pər kyu̇r ē ˌäm, ku̇r , əm/ adv or adj [Latin, by the court]: by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usu. without extended discussion a per curiam affirmance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • Per curiam — (lat. für das Gericht, im Namen des Gerichts) ist ein Rechtsterminus, der den rechtlich verbindlichen Standpunkt eines Kollegialgerichts bezeichnet. Bei einer Prozessordnung mit Mehrheitsprinzip ist dies der Standpunkt der entscheidungstragenden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • per curiam — [pər kyoor′ē am΄] [L] Law by the court: said of a judicial opinion presented as that of the entire court rather than that of any one judge …   English World dictionary

  • Per curiam — Un jugement per curiam est un jugement rendu par une cour où la décision est unanime (ou parfois majoritaire) et l auteur n est pas connu. Cette expression est utilisée généralement dans les traditions juridiques anglo saxonnes où les juges des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • per curiam — adverb or adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin per curiam, literally, by the court Date: 1685 by the court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion < a per curiam decision > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • per curiam opinion — see opinion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • per curiam — perˈku̇rēˌäm adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, by the court : summarily or immediately and usually by unanimous action of the court …   Useful english dictionary

  • Per curiam decision — In law, a per curiam decision (or opinion or per curiam) is a ruling issued by an appellate court with multiple judges in which the decision rendered was made by the court acting as a whole.cite book|title=Black s Law Dictionary|editor=Bryan A.… …   Wikipedia

  • per curiam opinion — An opinion of the court in which the judges or justices are all of one mind and the question involved is so clear that the opinion is not elaborated by an extended discussion of the supporting reasons. 20 Am J2d Cts § 72. It is true this… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • per curiam decision — noun or per curiam opinion : a very brief usually unanimous opinion or decision of a court rendered without elaborate discussion of the principles or reasons therefor compare memorandum decision …   Useful english dictionary

  • per curiam opinion — noun see per curiam decision …   Useful english dictionary

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