least intrusive remedy doctrine

least-intrusive-remedy doctrine. The rule that a legal remedy should provide the damaged party with appropriate relief, without unduly penalizing the opposing party or the jurisdiction’s legal system, as by striking only the unconstitutional portion of a challenged statute while leaving the rest intact. [Cases: Statutes 64(1). C.J.S. Statutes §§ 83–85.]

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