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dissenting opinion

opinion written by one or more judges disagreeing with the majority
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Summary

dissenting opinion is a legal term or legal concept[1]. It draws 852 Wikipedia views per month (legal term or legal concept category, ranking #151 of 484).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: judicial opinion[3]
  • Opposite of: majority opinion[4]
  • Facet of: dissent[5]

Why It Matters

dissenting opinion has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dissenting opinion. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dissenting-opinion
MLA “dissenting opinion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dissenting-opinion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dissenting-opinion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dissenting opinion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dissenting-opinion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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  1. 24d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dissenting-opinions
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: dissenting-opinions, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289931888|dissenting opinions (#289931888)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → majority opinion
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007557960105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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