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• the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

  synonym	ruling
  domain topic	jurisprudencelaw
  hypernym	judgementjudgmentjudicial decision
  hyponym	fatwa
  instance hyponym	Bakke decisionRegents of the University of California v. Bakke

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

  synonym	persuasionsentimentthoughtview
  derivation	opine
  hypernym	belief
  hyponym	eyesideajudgementjudgmentmindparti prispolepolitical sympathiespoliticspreconceived ideapreconceived notionpreconceived opinionpreconceptionprepossession

• a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

  synonym	popular opinionpublic opinionvox populi
  hypernym	belief

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

  synonym	belieffeelingimpressionnotion
  hypernym	ideathought
  hyponym	effectfirst blushhunchintuitionpresencesuspicion

• the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

  synonym	judgementjudgmentlegal opinion
  domain topic	jurisprudencelaw
  hypernym	instrumentlegal documentlegal instrumentofficial document
  hyponym	concurring opiniondictumdissenting opinionfatwahmajority opinionobiter dictum

• 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

  synonym	view
  derivation	opine
  hypernym	contentmessagesubject mattersubstance
  hyponym	adverse opinionconjectureguesshypothesispositionsidespeculationsuppositionsurmisalsurmise