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intermediate scrutiny

intermediate scrutiny noun: a standard for judicial review, according to which a law must have been enacted to further a compelling governmental interest and have been narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.

Noun

intermediate scrutiny (uncountable)

  1. A standard for judicial review, according to which a law must have been enacted to further a compelling governmental interest and have been narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.

Questions about intermediate scrutiny

What does intermediate scrutiny mean?
Intermediate scrutiny means a standard for judicial review, according to which a law must have been enacted to further a compelling governmental interest and have been narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.
What part of speech is intermediate scrutiny?
Intermediate scrutiny is a noun.

Words near intermediate scrutiny in the dictionary

  1. intermediate phalange
  2. intermediate phalanges
  3. intermediate phalanx
  4. intermediate school
  5. intermediate schools
  6. intermediate scrutiny
  7. intermediate switch
  8. intermediate switches
  9. intermediate time
  10. intermediate times
  11. intermediate value theorem

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