constructionist


con·struc·tion·ist

C0591700 (kən-strŭk′shə-nĭst)n. A person who construes a legal text or document in a specified way: a strict constructionist.

constructionist

(kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly

con•struc•tion•ist

(kənˈstrʌk ʃə nɪst)

n. a person who construes or interprets, esp. laws or a constitution, in a specified manner: a strict constructionist. [1835–45] con•struc′tion•ism, n.

constructionist

a person who puts a particular interpretation on provisions of the U.S. Constitution, especially those provisions dealing with the rights of individuals and states.See also: Law