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"