Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. law, pejorative the act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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)
Examples
“What is most ironic about this is that what Justice Brown is calling for is precisely the type of judicial activism that conservatives have been railing against for the last 50 years.”
Remarks of U.S. Senator Barack Obama on the nomination of Justice Janice Rogers Brown
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