broad interpretation
- noun
- /brɔd ˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃən/
- Jargon
:
interpretación amplia
- Their unlikely agreement reflected a prevailing legal and intellectual consensus strongly supporting a broad interpretation of the free exercise clause.
Examples
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Conservatives endorsed a broad interpretation of the free exercise clause largely because they wished to protect serious religious practice in the face of an increasingly secular society.
Academic text (1998) -
Now that the Supreme Court has emphasized CAFA's jurisdiction-expanding purpose and even quoted the legislative history calling for broad interpretation, the playing field has shifted, at least in CAFA cases.
Academic text (2017) -
In classes where students have a choice of community service, most teachers employ a broad interpretation of what a community organization is.
Academic text (1998) -
Indeed, such a broad interpretation of the Oil Pollution Act offers the only potential solution to the "tragedy of the commons" problem.
Academic text (1993) -
The Court then cited a more general rationale as to why its broad interpretation of the clause was appropriate.
Academic text (2017) -
Additionally, this broad interpretation seems to elevate the importance of religion by extending exemptions to religious practitioners as a matter of constitutional right.
Academic text (1998) -
Thus, the current consensus advocating a broad interpretation of the free exercise clause has the unfortunate effect of diluting the idea and meaning of religion while at the same time undermining the rule of law.
Academic text (1998) -
With Hadachek v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 (1915), the Supreme Court approved a broad interpretation of this exception to the Takings Clause.
Academic text (1994) -
Supporting amici curiae briefs were filed by an astonishingly diverse list of religious groups, including the American Jewish Congress, the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, and the Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights, all of whom had feared that Sherbert might be reversed, for they saw its broad interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause as in their best interest.
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Judges often favor a broad interpretation of the Constitution to reflect modern society's values.
Antonyms
- Jargon
2
7.0
A way of reading laws or rules that follows their exact written words without allowing change
How Independent
- Formal
1
9.9
- Jargon
314
4.4
- Formal
2
9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'broad' (wide, general) + 'interpretation' (a reading or explanation), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this means a wide or general reading rather than a narrow one. While the phrase may appear in legal contexts with extra nuance, the core semantic combination follows normal adjective + noun composition and is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Broad interpretation uses broad to mean 'wide' and interpretation to mean 'how you read something', so picture reading a law with a wide lens that includes new situations. That's why it means judges look beyond the exact words and consider the spirit of the law and the country's modern needs.