English Dictionary

activist judge

名詞

アメリカ英語 軽蔑的 右派言説

(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A judge or justice who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.

日本語の意味

法に基づかず、自己の政治的信念や考えに従い、政治的影響を与えることを狙った判決を下す裁判官（主に右翼の言説で侮蔑的に用いられる）

Critics accused the activist judge of bending the law to serve a political agenda.

批判派は、個人的な政治的見解に基づいて判決を下す裁判官が政治的な目的のために法を曲げていると非難した。

意味（1）

(US, derogatory, chiefly in right-wing discourse) A judge or justice who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.

activist judges （ plural ）