judicial activism
noun/dʒuˌdɪʃl ˈæktɪvɪzəm/
/dʒuˌdɪʃl ˈæktɪvɪzəm/
[uncountable] (law)- (in the US) the idea that it is not necessary to follow the exact words of the Constitution when new laws are made
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