depublishing

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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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund 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
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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