Original intent

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Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently used as a synonym for originalism;^[1] while original intent is one theory in the originalist family, it has some salient differences which has led originalists from more predominant schools of thought such as original meaning to distinguish original intent as much as legal realists do.