GVR
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
GVR
- (UK) Abbreviation of George V Rex; the royal cypher of George V of the United Kingdom, king regnant.
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Noun[edit]
GVR (plural GVRs)
- (US, law, informal) An order from the Supreme Court of the United States summarily disposing of a petition for certiorari by granting the petition, vacating the judgment of the lower court, and remanding to the lower court for reconsideration.
- 2018 May 7, Dan Epps, “Quorums and conflicts of interest on the Supreme Court”, in SCOTUS blog:
- Normally, this situation would call for a GVR order: The court would send the case back down to the court of appeals, which could decide whether a different result is required in light of Merit Management.
Verb[edit]
GVR (third-person singular simple present GVRs, present participle GVRing, simple past and past participle GRV'd)
- (US, law, informal) To issue a GVR order.
- 2020 July 3, Josh Blackman, “Overtime July begins with Emanations and Penumbras from the Shadow Docket”, in The Volokh Conspiracy:
- If you blinked, you'd miss the fact that the Court passed on six abortion-related petitions! First, the Court GVR'd Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky in light of June Medical.