Advisory Opinion

Definition of Advisory Opinion

Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Advisory Opinion legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia

A response by a judge or court to a legal question posed outside a bona fide case or controversy. Advisory opinions are typically requested by a legislative body or other governmental official. An advisory opinion is a reply to an abstract or hypothetical question. It indicates how the court would respond to the issue should actual litigation take place. It has no binding effect unless it is legally accepted by the requesting body.

See Also

Controversy (Law of the United States) Declaratory Judgment (Law of the United States) Legislative Court (Law of the United States).

Resources

Advisory Opinion Related Resources

• Advisory Opinion in the United States Legal Encyclopedia
• Civil Judicial Process Keywords in the United States Legal Encyclopedia
• Civil Process Keywords in the International Legal Dictionary

Notes

• “Advisory Opinion”, The American Law Dictionary, 1991, California

Advisory Opinion (Civil Judicial Process)

Meaning of Advisory Opinion

This is a brief definition of advisory opinion; a term used, in general, in the field of procedural law within the United States: An opinion by the court on the constitutional or legal effect of a particular law when no actual case is before the court.

Advisory Opinion

There is an additional definition in the world law dictionary.

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See Also

• Case