Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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);
[syn: broad interpretation, judicial activism]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
broad interpretation
n 1: 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) [syn: broad
interpretation, judicial activism]