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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An 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)
Synonyms:
broad interpretation; judicial activism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("judicial activism" is a kind of...):
interpretation; interpreting; rendering; rendition (an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious)
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