dissent 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
Examples
- 1.he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
Hypernym
objection 2
noun
the speech act of objecting
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishDerivationally related form
dissentious 1
adjective
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
dissent 3
verb
be of different opinions
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
