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Dissented meaning

simple past and past participle of dissent

Using Dissented

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dissent
  • In the example corpus, dissented often appears in combinations such as: dissented from, dissented in, who dissented.

Context around Dissented

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Dissented

  • In this selection, "dissented" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rushing, kagan, alito, calling and meaning stand out and add context to how "dissented" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allison rushing dissented in the and and alito dissented in both. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dissented" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dissented

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Justices Thomas and Alito dissented in both cases. (8 words)

One judge dissented, calling the currency ban unlawful. (8 words)

Two conservative justices dissented from the decision not to intervene. (10 words)

Although the court’s order was unsigned, Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch dissented, meaning that Chief Justice John Roberts provided the necessary fifth vote by joining the liberals on the bench. (36 words)

But in a recent speech to a conservative legal group, Justice Samuel Alito, who had dissented in the earlier cases, said courts had an important role to play in protecting religious freedom, pandemic or no. (35 words)

The third appeal judge, Justice Frans Slatter, dissented with the decision, calling the new appeal "moot" given that the original sentence was already served and the court stayed the revised sentence. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Circuit Judge Allison Rushing dissented in the opinion, noting that tort law already prohibits trespass and breach of duty, and does not offend the First Amendment.

Doctors who have dissented from official state-sanctioned treatment diktats have been and continue to be sanctioned by the medical regulator, and egregiously unfairly fired from their positions.

Justice Kagan dissented from the majority, and was joined by Sotomayor and Jackson.

Justices Thomas and Alito dissented in both cases.

One judge dissented, calling the currency ban unlawful.

Then again, this isn’t the first time that Judge Newman has dissented from a panel and been proven right at the end of it.

Trustee Greg Jackson dissented because the applicant team was not in attendance.

Two conservative justices dissented from the decision not to intervene.

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Baker dissented on this as well, and she again hit the majority with both barrels.

But, Justice William Douglas dissented, even though he was part of the majority in the case in 1953.

Neubauer, who dissented in the 2nd District case, ran for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2019, losing to Brian Hagedorn, now a swing justice on the court.

The third appeal judge, Justice Frans Slatter, dissented with the decision, calling the new appeal "moot" given that the original sentence was already served and the court stayed the revised sentence.

The two Republican commissioners on the five-member FCC dissented from the decision saying the FCC was improperly holding SpaceX to 2025 targets early.

Although the court’s order was unsigned, Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch dissented, meaning that Chief Justice John Roberts provided the necessary fifth vote by joining the liberals on the bench.

But in a recent speech to a conservative legal group, Justice Samuel Alito, who had dissented in the earlier cases, said courts had an important role to play in protecting religious freedom, pandemic or no.

Circuit Justice McKeague dissented to a part of the ruling.

In 2003, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – our “Notorious RBG” – dissented when the Supreme Court declared the University of Michigan’s affirmative action program for undergraduate admissions unconstitutional in Gratz v. Bollinger.

Moreover, the decision broke along ideological lines, with the court’s six conservatives kicking the case, while the three liberals dissented.

Roberts dissented in the Texas case but voted with the liberals in the Louisiana case based on the court's tradition of adhering to its precedents, he said.

Roberts, who dissented from the 2016 decision, apparently decided, however, that the value of abiding by precedent was more important.

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Common combinations with dissented

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dissented" in a sentence?
An example: "Circuit Judge Allison Rushing dissented in the opinion, noting that tort law already prohibits trespass and breach of duty, and does not offend the First Amendment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dissented" from authentic English texts.
What does "dissented" mean?
Dissented means: simple past and past participle of dissent
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