e/Plurality opinion

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has gloss	eng: A plurality opinion is the opinion from a group of justices, often in an appellate court, in which no single opinion received the support of a majority of the court. The final decision is determined by the opinion which received support from a mere plurality of the court. That is, the plurality opinion did not receive the support of half the justices, but received more support than any other opinion.
lexicalization	eng: plurality opinion
instance of	(noun) (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions precedent, case law, common law