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per curiam

per curiam phrase: an opinion delivered by an entire court rather than a single judge.

Phrase

per curiam

  1. An opinion delivered by an entire court rather than a single judge.

Origin of per curiam

Latin per (“by means of”) curiam (“the court”)

Questions about per curiam

What does per curiam mean?
Per curiam means an opinion delivered by an entire court rather than a single judge.
What part of speech is per curiam?
Per curiam is a phrase.

Words near per curiam in the dictionary

  1. per cent.
  2. per centum
  3. per chevron
  4. per chief
  5. per contra
  6. per curiam
  7. per diem
  8. per diems
  9. per fess
  10. per impossibile
  11. per litt.

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