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Judicial review is the procedure by which actions or decisions of state and government bodies are examined by the judicial branch with the possible outcome that certain acts or decisions may be declared invalid if they are adjudged to be incompatible with a higher authority, usually a codified constitution.
Although the status of the judiciary and the scope of judicial review may differ from one country to another, the process is a good example of the separation of powers at work, with one branch acting to check and balance the power of another.
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