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Judicial activism
Noun
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
Noun
The act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.
Synonyms
broad interpretation
activist justice
judgementalism
judicial restraint
activism
actionism
loose construction
artivism
constructionism
attitudinarianism
decisionism
jurisdictionalism
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