Usually means: Interpreting laws by intended purpose.
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  1. purposivism: Merriam-Webster
  2. purposivism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  3. purposivism: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (purposivism)

noun:  (philosophy, religion) philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact
noun:  (law) Synonym of purposive approach

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