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dissental

dissental noun: a dissent from an order denying rehearing en banc.

Noun

dissental (plural dissentals)

  1. (US, colloquial) A dissent from an order denying rehearing en banc.
    • Increasing numbers of circuit judges are writing dissents from, and concurrences in, orders denying rehearing en banc—colloquially known as dissentals and concurrals.2012, Alex Kozinski, James Burnham, “I Say Dissental, You Say Concurral”, in The Yale Law Journal Online
    • While dissentals are more common, judges on both this and other courts have, on occasion, penned dissents from the grant of en banc review. ... These disgrantles are understandably rare....2024, Lawrence VanDyke, United States v. Duarte, page 2

Forms of dissental

pluraldissentals

Origin of dissental

From dissent + -al.

Questions about dissental

What does dissental mean?
Dissental means a dissent from an order denying rehearing en banc.
What part of speech is dissental?
Dissental is a noun.
What is the plural of dissental?
The plural of dissental is dissentals.

Words near dissental in the dictionary

  1. dissensious
  2. dissensual
  3. dissensus
  4. dissensuses
  5. dissent
  6. dissental
  7. dissentals
  8. dissentaneous
  9. dissentaneousness
  10. dissentany
  11. dissentation

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