Usually means: Limiting power in legal interpretation.
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  3. judicial restraint: Wiktionary

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  1. judicial restraint: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (judicial restraint)

noun:  A theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power, and to avoid striking down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional.

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