activist justice



activist justice

A court justice whose rulings are dictated more by personal leanings than the law. I can't believe that judge! What is he, an activist justice—handing out rulings based on his own bent?
See also: activist, justice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odetta-English (Rare)
Yonca-Turkish
JarredJER-əd, JAR-ədEnglish
Alexandriea-lek-sawn-DREEFrench (Rare)
Willifrid-Ancient Germanic
SakkeSAHK-keFinnish