WordNet
n. 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: judicial activism]
Usage examples of "broad interpretation".
An absurdly broad interpretation of our First Amendment by so-called public ser.
But we might get one if the public will allow its desire for a broad interpretation of humanity to extend to you.
Secondly, we have engaged public opinion in the question in such a way as to put it fiercely on the side of a broad interpretation of humanity, since there is not a human being in existence who does not hope for prosthetics if they will keep him alive.
And finally they applied a very broad interpretation indeed of what could be considered usable in such a connection.
But we might manage to put one together if the public will allow its desire for a broad interpretation of humanity to extend to you.
Some important allies might take it the wrong way if the captain's broad interpretation of his orders were taken as grounds for punishing him, especially in view of how things have turned out.