noun phrase · academic
judicial review
/dʒuːˈdɪʃəl rɪˈvjuː/ju·DI·cial re·VIEW
A legal process where a court examines whether a law or government action is constitutional.
Examples
“The Supreme Court launched a judicial review of the emergency law.”
“Citizens challenged the policy through judicial review.”
“Judicial review is a key check on executive power.”
Band 8 sentence
“The Supreme Court's decision to initiate a judicial review underscored the judiciary's role in upholding constitutional limits on executive action.”
Collocations
- carry out a judicial review
- subject to judicial review
Word family
Common mistakes
do a judicial review→carry out a judicial review / conduct a judicial review
judical review→judicial review
Say it for a higher band
5court review→6legal review→7+judicial review
Synonyms
constitutional review
Easily confused
judicial oversight
“The committee exercises judicial oversight over administrative agencies.”
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