(narrow construction) n. interpreting the Constitution based on a literal and narrow
definition of the language without reference to the differences in conditions when
the Constitution was written and modern conditions, inventions and societal changes.
By contrast "broad construction" looks to what someone thinks was the "intent" of
the framers' language and expands and interprets the language extensively to meet
current standards of human conduct and complexity of society.
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