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judicial activism

judicial activism noun: the act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.

Noun

judicial activism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, often) The act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.

judicial activism meaning in Tamil

judicial activism in Tamil

நீதித்துறைச் செயல் முனைப்பு

Questions about judicial activism

What does judicial activism mean?
Judicial activism means the act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.
What is judicial activism in Tamil?
Judicial activism in Tamil is நீதித்துறைச் செயல் முனைப்பு. See Judicial activism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is judicial activism?
Judicial activism is a noun.

Words near judicial activism in the dictionary

  1. judicature
  2. judicatures
  3. Judice
  4. judiciable
  5. judicial
  6. judicial activism
  7. judicial astrology
  8. judicial branch
  9. judicial branches
  10. judicial conference
  11. judicial day

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