Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strict constructionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: stric-t -con-struc-tion-ism
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that requires a judge to apply the text only as it is written, without drawing inferences.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does strict constructionism mean?: A legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that requires a judge to apply the text only as it is written, without drawing inferences.

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