judicial restraint

collocation in English

meaningsofjudicialandrestraint

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withrestraint.
judicial
adjective
uk
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/us
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/
involving a ...
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restraint
noun
uk
/rɪˈstreɪnt/us
/rɪˈstreɪnt/
calm and ...
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(Definition ofjudicialandrestraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjudicial restraint

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One calls forjudicialrestraint, the other for judicial activism.
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I think we should get it wrong were we to think that it was only a need forjudicialrestraint.
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Is therejudicialrestraint, or is the court an innovative court?
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Judicialrestraintis sometimes regarded as the opposite of judicial activism.
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On constitutional matters, he was both a political progressive and an advocate ofjudicialrestraint.
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The doctrine amounts to a fundamental rule ofjudicialrestraint, which has received the sanction of time and experience.
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However, he was also a firm believer injudicialrestraint.
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It is sometimes used as an antonym ofjudicialrestraint.
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He threw off thejudicialrestraintwhich, to some extent, was observable in his charge to the jury.
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In recent years, doctrines ofjudicialrestrainthave more often been criticized when used by conservative jurists.
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His strong belief injudicialrestrainthas been contrasted with some unconventional opinions he delivered.
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The liberal justices called forjudicialrestraint, deference to the legislative will.
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Greatjudicialrestraintis expected to be exercised in their application.
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It noted that rational-basis review, a paradigm ofjudicialrestraint, does not provide a license for courts to judge the wisdom, fairness, or logic of legislative choices.
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Roberts wrote to further explain and defend the main opinion's statement that there is a difference betweenjudicialrestraintand judicial abdication.
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