opinion
English Thesaurus
1. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | fatwa, |
| definition | : | a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | bakke decision, |
| definition | : | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | idea, thought, |
| definition | : | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | presence, |
| definition | : | the impression that something is present (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | effect, |
| definition | : | an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | first blush, |
| definition | : | at the first glimpse or impression (noun.cognition) |
3. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | belief, |
| definition | : | any cognitive content held as true (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | idea, |
| definition | : | a personal view (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | eyes, |
| definition | : | opinion or judgment (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pole, |
| definition | : | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions (noun.cognition) |
4. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | belief, |
| definition | : | any cognitive content held as true (noun.cognition) |
5. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | concurring opinion, |
| definition | : | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dissenting opinion, |
| definition | : | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | majority opinion, |
| definition | : | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fatwah, |
| definition | : | (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dictum, obiter dictum, |
| definition | : | an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
6. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | adverse opinion, |
| definition | : | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | position, side, |
| definition | : | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute (noun.communication) |
7. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | find, rule, |
| definition | : | decide on and make a declaration about (verb.communication) |
8. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | feel, find, |
| definition | : | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | believe, trust, |
| definition | : | be confident about something (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | impressionistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning (adj.pert) |
9. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (noun.cognition)
10. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | adjudicate, judge, try, |
| definition | : | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social) |
11. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication)
12. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | find, rule, |
| definition | : | decide on and make a declaration about (verb.communication) |
13. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | feel, find, |
| definition | : | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | believe, trust, |
| definition | : | be confident about something (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | impressionistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning (adj.pert) |
14. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (noun.cognition)
15. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | adjudicate, judge, try, |
| definition | : | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of (verb.social) |
16. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication)
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