judicial activism

judicial activism
judicial ac·ti·vism /-'ak-tə-ˌvi-zəm/ n: the practice in the judiciary of protecting or expanding individual rights through decisions that depart from established precedent or are independent of or in opposition to supposed constitutional or legislative intent compare judicial restraint

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

judicial activism
n.
A form of legal action in which a judge writes opinions and renders decisions based on progressive ideas of social justice instead of basing his or her decisions strictly on judicial precedent and a restrained interpretation of legislation.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


judicial activism
n. A usually pejorative phrase implying that a judge is applying his or her own political views, rather than basing decisions on law or prior precedent.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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