Definitions for textualism
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1. textualismnoun

   strict adherence to some text, especially to the Bible

2. textualismnoun

   textual criticism, especially that of the Bible

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1. Textualism

   Textualism is a formalist theory of statutory interpretation, holding that a statute's ordinary meaning should govern its interpretation, as opposed to inquiries into non-textual sources such as the intention of the legislature in passing the law, the problem it was intended to remedy, or substantive questions of the justice and rectitude of the law. The textualist will "look at the statutory structure and hear the words as they would sound in the mind of a skilled, objectively reasonable user of words." The textualist thus does not give weight to legislative history materials when attempting to ascertain the meaning of a text. Textualism is often associated with originalism, and is advocated by Supreme Court Justices such as Hugo Black and Antonin Scalia, who staked out his claim in his 1997 Tanner Lecture: "[it] is the law that governs, not the intent of the lawgiver." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., although not a textualist himself, well-captured the philosophy, and its rejection of intentionalism: "We ask, not what this man meant, but what those words would mean in the mouth of a normal speaker of English, using them in the circumstances in which they were used ... We do not inquire what the legislature meant; we ask only what the statutes mean."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of textualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of textualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of textualism in a Sentence

1. Justice Antonin Scalia:

   My shtick is, as you may know, textualism, I believe that judges should adhere to the text of the law and not amend or revise it to accord with what they think the law ought to be.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Textualism
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=textualism