slip opinion

noun

A printed judicial opinion that is released by a court on the day that the decision is rendered, that is not the final form of the opinion because it is still subject to typesetting, formatting, and revisions to the text.

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Meanings

nounslip opinion (plural slip opinions)

plural slip opinions

  1. A printed judicial opinion that is released by a court on the day that the decision is rendered, that is not the final form of the opinion because it is still subject to typesetting, formatting, and revisions to the text.
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APA

slip opinion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20opinion

MLA

“slip opinion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20opinion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slip opinion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20opinion.

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