Definition of "expounding" []

• Present participle of expound. (verb)

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• "Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church."
• "But what is of most importance is the high sanction given to a latitude in expounding the Constitution which seems to break down the landmarks intended by a specification of the Powers of Congress, and to substitute for a definite connection between means and ends, a Legislative discretion as to the former to which no practical limit can be assigned."
• "And if that be not the guide in expounding it, there can be no security for a consistent and stable, more than for a faithful exercise of its powers."