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PER CUR
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A quick definition of PER CUR:
Per cur is short for per curiam, which means a court decision made by a group of judges instead of just one. It's like a group project where everyone works together to make a decision. Sometimes, the judges don't say who wrote the decision, and that's called a per curiam opinion. There are other types of opinions too, like when a judge disagrees with the decision or when there's not enough agreement among the judges. Lawyers also give opinions about the law, like whether something is legal or not.A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Per curiam. See per curiam opinion under OPINION(1).
Example: A per curiam opinion is a court opinion handed down by an appellate court without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion.
Explanation: A per curiam opinion is a type of court opinion that is issued by an appellate court without identifying the individual judge who wrote the opinion. This type of opinion is usually used when the court wants to issue a unanimous decision or when the decision is not controversial. The term "per curiam" is Latin for "by the court."