depublished

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A form of depublish — To remove legal opinions from the record such that they can no longer be used as precedent.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of depublish

    The use of the depublishing "tool" increased in 1972 and 1973, but declined in 1974 and 1975. The July 1975 Advance Sheets show only 5 cases depublished.

    1982, Louis William Barnett, John M. Feliz, Dave Scholl, Jerry Brown's judicial legacy: the destruction of the California judiciary
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    But because the case had been depublished, the appellate court's reasoning cannot be used to justify another court action in a similar case at some time in the future.

    1985, California District Attorney's Association, Prosecutors' White Paper on the Supreme Court Confirmation Election
Cite this entry
APA

depublished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depublished

MLA

“depublished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depublished. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depublished,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depublished.

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