textualism
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文字主义,文本主义,文字学,文献主义
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- : Law. the doctrine that a legal document or statute should be interpreted by determining the relatively objective ordinary meaning of its words and phrases, without regard to historical context or legislative history: Textualism holds, that when applying the law, the words of the Constitution itself are to be the final authority.See also originalism.
Examples
While textualism can’t really answer the question of how to read the CFAA, there are profound practical reasons to prefer Barrett’s approach to Thomas’s.
Bork's textualism was also not likely to overturn a ton of democratically created laws.
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