BROAD INTERPRETATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does broad interpretation mean? 

• BROAD INTERPRETATION (noun)
  The noun BROAD INTERPRETATION has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: BROAD INTERPRETATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROAD INTERPRETATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

broad interpretation; judicial activism

Hypernyms ("broad interpretation" is a kind of...):

interpretation; interpreting; rendering; rendition (an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious)