judicial restraint
noun/dʒuˌdɪʃl rɪˈstreɪnt/
/dʒuˌdɪʃl rɪˈstreɪnt/
[uncountable] (law)- (in the US) the idea that judges of the Supreme Court or other courts should not try to change a law that is allowed by the Constitution
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