opinion has definitions from the fields of law,writing
1
[ noun ] a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

Examples

"my opinion differs from yours" "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

This is an issue which boils_down to a matter of opinion , depending_on whether you 're an American or National fan and anti or pro Yankee .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

For_that_matter , Stan_Musial is rare , possessing the disposition that enabled him to put_out the same for seven managers , reserving his opinions , but not his effort .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

A visit to the site by a group of several persons can usually bring_out new ideas or verify opinions most helpful to the planning study of any recreation area .

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

Ordinary politeness may have militated against this opinion being stated so badly but anyone with a wide acquaintance in both groups and who has sat through the many round_tables , workshops or panel_discussions - whatever they are called - on this subject will recognize that the final , boiled_down crux_of_the_matter is education .

The suggested course of the A.I.D. was based on the usual course offered and on the opinion of many educators as to curricular necessities .

2
[ noun ] a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

Examples

"he asked for a poll of public opinion"

Used in print

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

This is a problem to which leaders of opinion , both Negro and white , should devote far more attention .

(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)

He is interested in public opinion for two reasons :

If we sit here reading editorials and looking at public_opinion_polls and other reports that cross our desks , we should realize that this is raw , undigested opinion expressed in the absence of leadership .

Related terms

belief

3
[ noun ] 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

Synonyms

view

Examples

"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

The opinion continues here that with a 162 - game schedule , pitching spread thin through a 10 - team league and a most inviting target in Los_Angeles ' Wrigley_Field_Jr. , Mantle just might break the most glamorous record on the books , Babe_Ruth 's 60 homers of 1927 .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

County judges , commissioners , engineers , assessors , and_others who have lived in the area for a long_time may have valuable knowledge regarding the site or opinions to offer from their varied professional experiences .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

It is assumed that the flux values increase by a factor of 2.512 per magnitude , in accordance with the opinion that the total mass flux in each unit range in magnitude is constant .

4
[ noun ] (law,writing) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

Examples

"opinions are usually written by a single judge"

Used in print

(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The Court 's opinion dogmatically asserts that the husband wife conspiracy doctrine does not in_fact protect this relationship , and that hence the doctrine `` enthrone [ s ] an unreality into a rule of law '' .

Mr._Justice_Clark delivered the opinion of the Court .

5
[ noun ] (law) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

Synonyms

ruling

Used in print

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The purpose of_this provision was thus explained in the Court 's opinion : `` Section 7 is designed to arrest in its incipiency not_only the substantial lessening of competition from the acquisition by one corporation of the whole or any part of the stock of a competing corporation , but also to arrest in their incipiency restraints or monopolies in a relevant market which , as a reasonable probability , appear at the time of suit likely to result from the acquisition by one corporation of all or any part of the stock of any other corporation .

(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The Court 's opinion dogmatically asserts that the husband wife conspiracy doctrine does not in_fact protect this relationship , and that hence the doctrine `` enthrone [ s ] an unreality into a rule of law '' .

6
[ noun ] a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Examples

"his impression of her was favorable" "what are your feelings about the crisis?" "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity" "I had a feeling that she was lying"

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