Definition of Broad interpretation

1. Noun. 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).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Broad Interpretation

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broad antigen
broad arrow
broad awake
broad bean
broad beech fern
broad beta disease
broad buckler-fern
broad church
broad daylight
broad fascia
broad gauge
broad gauges
broad hatchet
broad in the beam
broad interpretation (current term)
broad jump
broad leaved centaury
broad leaved goldenrod
broad ligament
broad ligament of the uterus
broad seal
broad shoulders
broad spectrum
broad spectrum antibiotic
broad strokes
broad sword
broadacre
broadax
broadaxe

Literary usage of Broad interpretation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopædia of Evidence by Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Finley Crowe (1908)
"The words " transactions and communications " are given a broad interpretation to effect the purpose of the legislature in disqualifying the witness as to ..."

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