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con·struc·tion·ist  (kn-strksh-nst)
n.
A person who construes a legal text or document in a specified way: a strict constructionist.
constructionist [kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly
constructionist
a person who puts a particular interpretation on provisions of the U.S. Constitution, especially those provisions dealing with the rights of individuals and states.
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