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Balancing test, is a test in which opposing to rights, interest, or policies are assigned a degree or level of importance and the ruling of the court is determined by which is considered greater. Balancing tests are often used for determining the constitutionality of laws and regulations touching on constitutional rights, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 42.