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

judicial restraint

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