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o·pin·ion   /əˈpɪnyən/  [uh-pin-yuhn]

–noun
1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
3. the formal expression of a professional judgment: to ask for a second Medical opinion.
4. Law . the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case.
5. a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.: to forfeit someone's good opinion.
6. a favorable estimate; esteem: I haven't much of an opinion of him.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF < L opīniōn-  (s. of opīniō ), deriv. of opīnārī  to opine

—Related forms
pre·o·pin·ion, noun
un·der·o·pin·ion, noun


—Can be confused:   opine, opinion (see synonym note at this entry ).


—Synonyms
1.  persuasion, notion, idea, impression. Opinion,  sentiment,  view  are terms for one's conclusion about something. An opinion  is a belief or judgment that falls short of absolute conviction, certainty, or positive knowledge; it is a conclusion that certain facts, ideas, etc., are probably true or likely to prove so: political opinions; an opinion about art; In my opinion this is true. Sentiment  (usually pl. ) refers to a rather fixed conviction, usually based on feeling or emotion rather than reasoning: These are my sentiments. View  is an estimate of something, an intellectual judgment, a critical survey based on a mental examination, particularly of a public matter: views on governmental planning.

World English Dictionary
opinion  (əˈpɪnjən) 

— n   
1.  judgment or belief not founded on certainty or proof 
2.  the prevailing or popular feeling or view: public opinion   
3.  evaluation, impression, or estimation of the value or worth of a person or thing 
4.  an evaluation or judgment given by an expert: a medical opinion   
5.  the advice given by a barrister or counsel on a case submitted to him or her for a view on the legal points involved 
6.  a matter of opinion  a point open to question 
7.  be of the opinion that  to believe that 

[C13: via Old French from Latin opīniō  belief, from opīnārī  to think; see opine ] 

Word Origin & History

opinion

c.1300, from O.Fr. opinion  (12c.), from L. opinionem  (nom. opinio ) "opinion, conjecture, what one thinks," from stem of opinari  "think, judge, suppose, opine," from PIE *op-  "to choose."

Medical Dictionary


opin·ion definition 
Pronunciation: /ə-ˈpin-yən/
Function: n
:  a formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert a second opinion  on the advisability of performing the operation>

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: opin·ion
Pronunciation: &-'pin-y&n
Function: noun
1 a  :  a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b  :  a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert —see also opinion testimony  at TESTIMONY —compare FACT
2 a  :  advice or evaluation regarding the legal issues involved in a situation given by an attorney to a client opinion  of title> called also legal opinion  —see also opinion letter  at LETTER 1 b  :  an advisory opinion issued by an authorized public official (as an attorney general) or a recognized body (as the American Bar Association)
3 a  :  the formal written expression by a court or judge of the reasons and principles of law upon which the decision in a case is based —compare HOLDING, JUDGMENT, RULING
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advisory opinion
:  a nonbinding opinion or evaluation of a court or other judicial or quasi-judicial authority or body regarding the effect of the law on a situation that does not present an actual controversy between parties advisory opinion  — JBC of Wyoming Corporation v. City of Cheyenne , 843 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 1190 (1992)>
NOTE: Advisory opinions are issued esp. by administrative agencies and by some state courts. Federal courts are constrained by the U.S. Constitution to deciding only cases or controversies and cannot issue advisory opinions.
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concurring opinion
:  an opinion by a judge who agrees with the result in a case but not necessarily with the reasoning used to reach it
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dissenting opinion
:  an opinion by a judge who disagrees with the result in a case
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majority opinion
:  an opinion in a case that is written by one judge and in which a majority of the judges on the court join
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memorandum opinion
1  :  a brief opinion of a court that announces the result of a case without extensive discussion and that is usually unpublished and cannot be cited as precedent
2  :  an opinion of the U.S. Tax Court that is ordered not to be published but that is authoritative as precedent
3 a  :  an opinion of a court that sets forth the court's views or intended decision in a case but does not constitute the judgment b  :  an opinion of a court or judge setting forth the conclusions and findings and containing or constituting the actual order, judgment, or decree in the case
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per curiam opinion
:  a usually very brief unanimous opinion attributed to the court as a whole and not to any particular judge
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plurality opinion
:  an opinion with which a majority of the judges on the court concur in result but not in reasoning
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sep·a·rate opinion
:  an opinion written separately by a judge who dissents or who concurs only in the result of the majority opinion
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slip opinion
:  an opinion published in temporary form soon after the decision is rendered b  :  a written explanation for a decision reached by an official (as an arbitrator) presiding over the nonjudicial resolution of a dispute

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