gvr
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Abbreviation of George V Rex; the royal cypher of George V of the United Kingdom, king regnant.
British usage
noun
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.
American usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
GVRs (plural)
GVRs (present, singular)
GVRing (participle, present)
GRV'd (participle, past)
GRV'd (past)