Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun judicial_activism

1 sense of judicial activism

Sense 1
broad interpretation, judicial activism -- (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))
       => interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering -- (an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning")