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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).
Exact synonyms: Judicial Activism
Generic synonyms: Interpretation, Interpreting, Rendering, Rendition
Generic synonyms: Interpretation, Interpreting, Rendering, Rendition
Lexicographical Neighbors of Broad Interpretation
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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