HyperDic: judicial_activism

English > 1 sense of the expression judicial activism:
NOUNcognitionjudicial activism, broad interpretationan interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
English > judicial activism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court).
Synonymbroad interpretation
Broaderinterpretation, interpreting, rendition, renderingAn explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

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