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Definition of judicial activism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

judicial activism

noun
 
/dʒuˌdɪʃl ˈæktɪvɪzəm/
 
/dʒuˌdɪʃl ˈæktɪvɪzəm/
[uncountable] (law)
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  1. (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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