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dissenting opinion

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disĀ·sentĀ·ing opinion (d-sntng)
n.
See dissent.
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Noun1.dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
judgement, legal opinion, opinion, judgment - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Unfortunately, you did not publish the dissenting opinion [that appeared on Advocate.
The lack of judicial symmetry on the debt-equity issue was further demonstrated by the fact that it was a two-to-one decision that contained both a concurring and a dissenting opinion.
The sarcasm implicit in the added text of Justice Rivera-Soto's dissenting opinion is unmistakable.
 
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