bench legislation

bench legislation
Also called "judicial legislation," -a term of opprobrium applied to decisions which are criticised as being clearly contrary to law and which therefore infringe upon the legislative department of the government. State ex rel. Ragan v Junkin, 85 Neb 1, 122 NW 473.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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