divided courtglossary / divided court divided court. An appellate court whose opinion or decision in a particular case is not unanimous, esp. when the majority is slim, as in a 5-to-4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. 词条贡献者 译者Natalie,在一家西班牙律师事务所的北京办公室担任全职法律翻译,擅长翻译涉及医疗健康领域的法律文件。
divided court divided court, 法官意见有分歧的法院 divided court 〈美〉法官意见有分歧的法院 指上诉审法院对某一具体案件作出判决时,法官不能形成一致的意见,尤指多数意见〔majority〕比较微弱的情形,如美国最高法院以5︰4作出的判决。 (→division of opinion)