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Lochnerize

Lochnerize verb: to read one's policy preferences into the Constitution, as was (allegedly) done by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1905 case Lochner v. New York.

Verb

Lochnerize (third-person singular simple present Lochnerizes, present participle Lochnerizing, simple past and past participle Lochnerized)

  1. (US, intransitive) To read one's policy preferences into the Constitution, as was (allegedly) done by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1905 case Lochner v. New York.

Forms of Lochnerize

third-person singular presentLochnerizes
present participleLochnerizing
past participleLochnerized
pastLochnerized
alternative formlochnerize

Origin of Lochnerize

From Lochner + -ize; from Lochner v. New York, the title of a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1905.

Questions about Lochnerize

What does Lochnerize mean?
Lochnerize means to read one's policy preferences into the Constitution, as was (allegedly) done by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1905 case Lochner v. New York.
What part of speech is Lochnerize?
Lochnerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Lochnerize?
The past tense of Lochnerize is Lochnerized.

Words near Lochnerize in the dictionary

  1. Lochlan
  2. Lochluichart
  3. Lochmaben
  4. Lochner
  5. lochnericine
  6. Lochnerize
  7. Lochnerized
  8. Lochnerizes
  9. Lochnerizing
  10. Lochners
  11. Lochore

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