Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In accordance with, by virtue of, or with respect to the natural frame or constitution of mind or body; naturally.
- With a view to the benefit of one's physical constitution.
- In accordance with the constitution or frame of government; according to the political constitution.
- As regards constitution or composition: as, the substances differ both toxicologically and constitutionally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally.
- adverb In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
constitutional manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb according to the constitution
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Examples
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Does this theory mean that Timothy McVeigh was engaged in constitutionally protected conduct as he built his bomb, because the threat of violence is "a deterrent to abusive government behavior"?
Dennis A. Henigan: Right Wing Militias and the NRA: Second Amendment Soulmates Dennis A. Henigan 2010
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Where else would one NOT be allowed to engage in constitutionally protected behavior?
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Does this theory mean that Timothy McVeigh was engaged in constitutionally protected conduct as he built his bomb, because the threat of violence is "a deterrent to abusive government behavior"?
Dennis A. Henigan: Right Wing Militias and the NRA: Second Amendment Soulmates Dennis A. Henigan 2010
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The present situation constitutionally is more of an incommodious interregnum.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Where else would one NOT be allowed to engage in constitutionally protected behavior?
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Does this theory mean that Timothy McVeigh was engaged in constitutionally protected conduct as he built his bomb, because the threat of violence is "a deterrent to abusive government behavior"?
Dennis A. Henigan: Right Wing Militias and the NRA: Second Amendment Soulmates Dennis A. Henigan 2010
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The present situation constitutionally is more of an incommodious interregnum.
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You see, Sucreños are still quite upset with Evo for having blatantly ignored their request to consider moving the capital (which, constitutionally is in Sucre, yet only the judicial branch remains here, the executive and legislative branches having long since moved to La Paz) back to Sucre.
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– If a couple accused of killing their 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care goes to trial, the courts will wrongly become entangled in constitutionally protected religious matters, an attorney argued Tuesday.
Father of ‘faith healing’ victim renews call to dismiss homicide charge 2008
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These comments were not an exercise in constitutionally-protected free speech, but a moment of publicly-recorded hate for certain segments of American citizenry, wrongfully conflating homosexuality with liberal/progressive politics.
Think Progress » O’Reilly Resorts To McCarthyism, Plans To Publish Online Enemies List 2005
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