judicial activism

noun

🔊/dʒuˌdɪʃl ˈæktɪvɪzəm/

[uncountable] (law法律)

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(in the US) the idea that it is not necessary to follow the exact words of the Constitution when new laws are made（美国）司法能动主义（主张制定新法律时在用词上不必完全按照宪法）