Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective In violation of the requirements of the constitution of a nation or state.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not in conformity with the constitution of a country; not authorized by the constitution; contrary to the principles of the constitution; inconsistent with the constitution or organic law.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Contrary to or violative of the
constitution of agovernment or otherinstitution .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some Oath Keeper sheriff candidates say their actual work would be done in smaller and simpler ways: taking a stand against what they call unconstitutional traffic light cameras, random checkpoints where police check drivers for drinking or any other issue, and abuse of police power.
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By 2008, Bachmann laments, the Bush administration "was embracing a kind of 'bailout socialism'" by pushing the TARP bank rescue, which she calls an unconstitutional "$700 billion blank check."
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While Perry indeed roundly criticized Social Security in his book, he didn't use the word unconstitutional.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By CURT ANDERSON 2011
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Education: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
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Education: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Bachmann: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
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Education: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
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Bachmann: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Bachmann: Wants to abolish Education Department, which she calls unconstitutional.
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Last summer, Garcia led a demonstration to the courthouse gates, directing the community's indignation against what she described as unconstitutional factory justice.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Truthdig Max Blumenthal 2010
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