depublish
depublish verb: to remove legal opinions from the record such that they can no longer be used as precedent.
Verb
depublish (third-person singular simple present depublishes, present participle depublishing, simple past and past participle depublished)
- To remove legal opinions from the record such that they can no longer be used as precedent.
- […] the California Supreme Court declined either to depublish or accept the case for review even though it received extensive amicus briefs in support of United California Bank's petition from six leading California banks […]1991, West's California reporter
- For example, in the courts of the state of California, the Supreme Court can “depublish” or remove from all official records, and thus from legal authority, prior case opinions it delivered but has since decided are not good examples of legal analysis.2015, Justin B. Richland, Sarah Deer, Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 123
Forms of depublish
| third-person singular present | depublishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | depublishing |
| past participle | depublished |
| past | depublished |
Origin of depublish
From de- + publish.
Questions about depublish
- What does depublish mean?
- Depublish means to remove legal opinions from the record such that they can no longer be used as precedent.
- What part of speech is depublish?
- Depublish is a verb.
- What is the past tense of depublish?
- The past tense of depublish is depublished.
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