collateral review

noun

A legal avenue to upset a judgment that has otherwise become final.

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Meanings

noun
  1. lawA legal avenue to upset a judgment that has otherwise become final.

    In the wake of Miller, the Mississippi Supreme Court concluded that Miller applied retroactively on state collateral review.

    2021, Jones v. Mississippi (U.S. Supreme Court No. 18–1259), Justice Kavanaugh
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APA

collateral review. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateral%20review

MLA

“collateral review.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateral%20review. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collateral review,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateral%20review.

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