Judicial Restraint Definition

noun
The doctrine that cases should be decided on the narrowest possible grounds, without resolving unnecessary issues, especially political or social controversies.
Webster's New World Law

Judicial Restraint Sentence Examples

  • The controversy between judicial activism and judicial restraint is still heavily debated.

  • His party advocated judicial restraint in the courts and a strict adherence to the constitution.

  • Kennedy emphasized the need for courts to exercise judicial restraint when deciding civil issues.

  • Courts that follow these procedures are exercising a judicial theory called judicial restraint.

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