Lochnerize

English

Alternative forms

• lochnerize

Etymology

From Lochner +‎ -ize; from Lochner v. New York, the title of a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1905.

Verb

Lochnerize (third-person singular simple present Lochnerizes, present participle Lochnerizing, simple past and past participle Lochnerized)

1. (US, law, intransitive) 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.