constitutional interpretation

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandinterpretation

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constitutional
adjective
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/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
allowed by or contained in ...
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconstitutional interpretation

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This is the militia movement's own primary rule ofconstitutionalinterpretation.
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The separationist ethic that has dominatedconstitutionalinterpretationin the twentieth century ' ' is without historical foundation ' ' (p. 481).
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Is there another approach toconstitutionalinterpretationthat imposes greater external limits on judicial power and point-of-application creativity and scope?
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They are part of the commonly accepted ' ' rules ' ' ofconstitutionalinterpretation.
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He proceeded to espouse the popular recall of judicial decisions on the state level in cases which involvedconstitutionalinterpretation.
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The question of ethnic identity was central, and was subjected to political contestation through a process of meetings, petitions to government entities,constitutionalinterpretation, and eventually, a referendum.
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Such an approach toconstitutionalinterpretationfrequently imposes few external limits on the judges' discretion or their ability to make policy at the point of application. 27.
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I am giving a trueconstitutionalinterpretationof the decision which has just been given.
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They do not quarrel with theconstitutionalinterpretation.
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This is because, during the process ofconstitutionalinterpretation, the private philosophies and prejudices of individual judges will inevitably emerge.
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This was a case of statutory rather thanconstitutionalinterpretation.
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His philosophy ofconstitutionalinterpretationwas essentially historical contextualism.
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Unwritten constitutional principles were relied upon to demonstrate this, indicating such principles were growing in importance inconstitutionalinterpretation.
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In cases where none are mentioned, aconstitutionalinterpretationis required.
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He found that this was consistent with general approach toconstitutionalinterpretationwhere no head of power had the power to subsume the other.
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You can not have a legal andconstitutionalinterpretationfor local, political purposes and a different one for the international community.
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Subsequently, as an attorney, he was looked upon as an important source of guidance forconstitutionalinterpretation.
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This was a case of statutory rather thanconstitutionalinterpretation, explaining the meaning of a law, not its constitutionality.
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Hisconstitutionalinterpretationwas overwhelmingly accepted by bureaucrats until the 1930s.
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