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judicial restraint

judicial restraint noun: a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power, and to avoid striking down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional.

Noun

judicial restraint (uncountable)

  1. A theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power, and to avoid striking down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional.

Questions about judicial restraint

What does judicial restraint mean?
Judicial restraint means a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power, and to avoid striking down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional.
What part of speech is judicial restraint?
Judicial restraint is a noun.

Words near judicial restraint in the dictionary

  1. judicial officers
  2. judicial police
  3. judicial relief
  4. judicial remedies
  5. judicial remedy
  6. judicial restraint
  7. judicial review
  8. judicial reviews
  9. judicial separation
  10. judicial separations
  11. judicial temperament

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