If an appellate court case has a majority of the justices agreeing with the result in the case,but they cannot agree on the reasons for the result,the_________opinion is the opinion with the reasoning agreed to by the largest number of justices.

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When a majority of the justices agree with the result but cannot agree on the reasoning, the opinion with the reasoning agreed to by the largest number of justices is called the plurality opinion. This is different from the majority opinion, where a majority of justices agree both on the result and the reasoning. The dissenting opinion is the opinion held by the justices who disagree with the result. The concurring opinion is when a justice agrees with the result but has different reasoning than the majority or plurality opinion.

If an Appellate Court Case Has a Majority of the Justices