Scalian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One that believes in or follows the judicial philosophy of Antonin Scalia.

    "Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s silence hints that she may turn out to be the truest Scalian on the court: textualist in statutes but originalist in constitutional law."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to Antonin Scalia (1936-2016), US-American jurist

    "Alito wrote an indignant dissent. He compared Gorsuch’s opinion to a pirate ship, flying the false flag of Scalian textualism."

Example

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"Alito wrote an indignant dissent. He compared Gorsuch’s opinion to a pirate ship, flying the false flag of Scalian textualism."

Etymology

From Scalia + -n.

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