justified ruling

[ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd ˈruːlɪŋ]
nounpl: justified rulings
decisão fundamentada
1. A legal decision or judgment by a court or authority that is supported by valid reasons, evidence, or legal precedent
The judge issued a justified ruling based on the evidence presented during the trial.
O juiz proferiu uma decisão fundamentada com base nas provas apresentadas durante o julgamento.
2. A verdict or determination made with proper legal grounds and reasoning
The appeals court upheld the justified ruling from the lower court.
O tribunal de apelação manteve a decisão fundamentada da corte inferior.
3. An adjudication that is defensible and supported by applicable law and factual basis
Despite the defendant's objections, the justified ruling remained enforceable.
Apesar das objeções do réu, a decisão fundamentada permaneceu executória.
In Brazilian legal culture, a 'decisão fundamentada' is considered essential to judicial legitimacy. Brazilian law requires judges to provide written justifications for their decisions, reflecting the civil law tradition. In the United States, justified rulings are also fundamental but may be called 'reasoned opinions' and are often more extensively documented in common law jurisdictions.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
reasoned judgmentwell-founded decisionsubstantiated rulingsupported verdictgrounded decision
Antonyms / Antônimos
arbitrary rulingunjustified decisionbaseless judgmentunfounded verdict

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
decisão fundamentada
Standard legal terminology used in Brazilian courts and legal documents
São Paulo
decisão bem fundamentada
Common in São Paulo's commercial and civil courts
Rio de Janeiro
sentença fundamentada
Often used interchangeably with decisão fundamentada
Portugal
decisão fundamentada
Identical terminology used in Portuguese legal system

Related Words

judicial decisionlegal precedentcourt judgmentverdictdecreereasoning

Related Idioms & Phrases

uphold a justified ruling
issue a justified ruling
based on justified ruling
a justified ruling stands
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