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textualism
[ teks-choo-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- 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: originalism.
Textualism holds, that when applying the law, the words of the Constitution itself are to be the final authority.
textualism
/ ˈtɛkstjʊəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- doctrinaire adherence to a text, esp of the Bible
- textual criticism, esp of the Bible
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Derived Forms
- ˈtextualist, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of textualism1
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Example Sentences
Bork's textualism was also not likely to overturn a ton of democratically created laws.
From The Daily Beast
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