judicial review
noun
1
: review sense 5
2
: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That amount could drop on judicial review, but Mr. Jones also has been held liable in other Sandy Hook cases, which aren’t yet at the damages stage. 
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 In the current suit filed in Bangalore, Twitter is asking for judicial review on multiple grounds, including procedural deficiencies, citing the government’s failure to notify users whose accounts are targeted. Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Conservatives, too, could wield the power of judicial review to carry out an aggressive political agenda. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 The report published in 2012 cited procedural requirements, shifting priorities and a rigorous standard of judicial review as the major roadblocks. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 22 July 2022 This process of judicial review -- embedded within our constitutional structure for centuries -- ensures that state legislatures do not flout core constitutional protections. Joshua A. Douglas, CNN, 7 July 2022 But defenders of the bill say that the stipulation that the slate of electors be consistent with state election law prior to Election Day, as well as the expedited judicial review, would prevent a rogue governor from certifying the wrong slate. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 This notion was recently expressed by Anthony Fauci, who said that decisions made by health experts like himself shouldn’t be subject to judicial review. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Paperny clenched his fist behind the bench and, safe from judicial review, pumped the smallest bit of air. New York Times, 7 June 2022 See More
The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 In the current suit filed in Bangalore, Twitter is asking for judicial review on multiple grounds, including procedural deficiencies, citing the government’s failure to notify users whose accounts are targeted. Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Conservatives, too, could wield the power of judicial review to carry out an aggressive political agenda. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 The report published in 2012 cited procedural requirements, shifting priorities and a rigorous standard of judicial review as the major roadblocks. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 22 July 2022 This process of judicial review -- embedded within our constitutional structure for centuries -- ensures that state legislatures do not flout core constitutional protections. Joshua A. Douglas, CNN, 7 July 2022 But defenders of the bill say that the stipulation that the slate of electors be consistent with state election law prior to Election Day, as well as the expedited judicial review, would prevent a rogue governor from certifying the wrong slate. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 This notion was recently expressed by Anthony Fauci, who said that decisions made by health experts like himself shouldn’t be subject to judicial review. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Paperny clenched his fist behind the bench and, safe from judicial review, pumped the smallest bit of air. New York Times, 7 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
judicial review
noun
1
: review
2
: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
also : the process of using this power see also checks and balances, Marbury v. Madison