Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broad interpretation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: broad- in-ter-pre-ta-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)

Synonyms

judicial activism

Questions

What does broad interpretation mean?: an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)

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