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Constitutional law

interpreting a constitution by the intentions of its framers, examined against what the framers themselves expected of interpreters.

In constitutional law, original intent refers to interpreting a constitution by the intentions of its framers, examined against what the framers themselves expected of interpreters. This meaning comes from Powell (1985) in Harvard Law Review.[1]

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Powell, H. J. (1985). The Original Understanding of Original Intent. Harvard Law Review, 98(5), 885. https://doi.org/10.2307/1340880

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