dissental

English

Etymology

From dissent +‎ -al.

Noun

dissental (plural dissentals)

  1. (US, law, colloquial) A dissent from an order denying rehearing en banc.
    • 2012, Alex Kozinski, James Burnham, “I Say Dissental, You Say Concurral”, in The Yale Law Journal Online:
      Increasing numbers of circuit judges are writing dissents from, and concurrences in, orders denying rehearing en banc—colloquially known as dissentals and concurrals.
    • 2024, Lawrence VanDyke, United States v. Duarte‎[1], page 2:
      While dissentals are more common, judges on both this and other courts have, on occasion, penned dissents from the grant of en banc review. ... These disgrantles are understandably rare....

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