majorityOpinion

P42987
predicate

Indicates that a particular opinion is held by more than half of the relevant group or decision-making body.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
majority 3
majorityOpinion canonical 3
majorityDecision 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: majorityOpinion
Generated description
Indicates that a particular opinion is held by more than half of the relevant group or decision-making body.

Sample triples (10)

Subject Object
Helvering v. Horst held that the power to dispose of income is the equivalent of ownership of it for tax purposes ⓘ
Chisholm v. Georgia The people, not the states, are sovereign under the Constitution via predicate surface "majorityReasoning" ⓘ
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala 7 judges via predicate surface "majority" ⓘ
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 8 via predicate surface "majority" ⓘ
Johnson v. Zerbst held that the Sixth Amendment requires appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in federal courts in serious criminal cases. ⓘ
Hanna v. Plumer Warren, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court ⓘ
Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala 4 via predicate surface "majority" ⓘ
Congrès de Tours de 1920 courant favorable à Moscou via predicate surface "courantMajoritaire" ⓘ
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996) delivered by a narrow majority of judges via predicate surface "majorityDecision" ⓘ
Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case yes via predicate surface "majorityDecision" ⓘ