in law, a concurring opinion is a written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court, but states different (or additional) reasons for the decision. it may also be used to add comments. when no absolute majority of the court can agree on the basis for deciding the case, the decision of the court may be contained in a number of concurring opinions. the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is called the plurality opinion.