Lochnerizing

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A form of Lochnerize — To read one's policy preferences into the Constitution, as was (allegedly) done by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1905 case Lochner v. New York.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of Lochnerize
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APA

Lochnerizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lochnerizing

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“Lochnerizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lochnerizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lochnerizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lochnerizing.

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