Definition of per curiam in English:
per curiam
adjective & adverb ˈkjʊərɪam
Law By or denoting decision of an appellate court in unanimous agreement, written anonymously.
as adverb an analysis as to whether the case should be decided per curiam
Example sentencesExamples
- The Supreme Court issued its per curiam opinion requesting further information on what basis the Florida Supreme Court obtained its seemingly absurd opinion.
- The court of appeals affirmed per curiam a dismissal by the district court for want of subject matter jurisdiction.
- While law geeks everywhere were focused on the nomination today, it is worth noting that the Supreme Court issued two per curiam summary reversals this morning.
- Tradition holds that the court's per curiam opinion in such ties is usually very, very terse, often consisting of no more than a single sentence: ‘The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.’
- The Supreme Court issued a very short per curiam opinion saying without analysis that this was impermissible.
nounˈkjʊərɪamˌpər ˈkyo͝orēəm
Law A decision taken per curiam.
in only a few cases did the panel publish a per curiam
Origin
Latin, literally 'by a court'.
Definition of per curiam in US English:
per curiam
adverb & adjectiveˌpər ˈkyo͝orēəm
Law By decision of a judge, or of a court in unanimous agreement.
as adverb an analysis as to whether the case should be decided per curiam
Example sentencesExamples
- While law geeks everywhere were focused on the nomination today, it is worth noting that the Supreme Court issued two per curiam summary reversals this morning.
- The Supreme Court issued a very short per curiam opinion saying without analysis that this was impermissible.
- The court of appeals affirmed per curiam a dismissal by the district court for want of subject matter jurisdiction.
- The Supreme Court issued its per curiam opinion requesting further information on what basis the Florida Supreme Court obtained its seemingly absurd opinion.
- Tradition holds that the court's per curiam opinion in such ties is usually very, very terse, often consisting of no more than a single sentence: ‘The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.’
nounˌpər ˈkyo͝orēəm
Law A per curiam decision.
in only a few cases did the panel publish a per curiam
Origin
Latin, literally ‘by a court’.