ALL meanings of judge-made
judge-made
J j - adjective judge-made established by a court, as by an application or interpretation of a law that is allegedly contrary to the intentions of the enacting body or by a decision that does not rest on legislation. 1
- adjective judge-made based on a judge's interpretation or decision (esp in the phrase judge-made law) 0
- adjective judge-made made by judges or by their decisions, often, specif., through judicial interpretation which is thought of as circumventing legislative intent 0
- adjective judge-made (sometimes derogatory) Created by judges or judicial decision; used especially of law applied or established by the judicial interpretation of statutes so as to extend or restrict their scope, as to meet new cases, to provide new or better remedies, etc. 0