Approved

The term "Approved" refers to a decision, judgment, or action that has been formally accepted or ratified by a higher authority, such as a court or governing body. In legal contexts, when a lower court's ruling is subject to review by a higher court, and that court agrees with the original decision, the ruling is said to be "approved". This means that the decision has passed through the necessary legal channels and is now considered final and legally binding. Judicial approval signifies that the legal process has validated the decision, confirming its correctness according to the law.

For instance, in legal theory, A.V. Dicey's definition of conventions, the rules that guide the exercise of powers within a constitutional system, was approved in key cases like GCHQ and De Keyser's. These rulings affirmed Dicey's view that conventions, especially those regulating the Royal Prerogative, play a crucial role in limiting and prescribing how executive powers, originally vested in the monarch, are now exercised by the government. The courts' approval of Dicey's interpretation demonstrates how judicial endorsement makes a legal or constitutional principle authoritative and respected within the legal system.