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拡大解釈
■ 時代の精神や国家の必要性が、合法的に司法決断を左右できるという、米国の憲法解釈(特に最高裁の決定)
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)
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broad interpretation