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constitutional

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con·sti·tu·tion·al  (knst-tsh-nl, -ty-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a constitution: a constitutional amendment.
2. Consistent with, sanctioned by, or permissible according to a constitution: a law that was declared constitutional by the court; the constitutional right of free speech.
3. Established by or operating under a constitution: a constitutional government.
4. Of or proceeding from the basic structure or nature of a person or thing; inherent: a constitutional inability to tell the truth.
5. Of or relating to one's physical makeup.
n.
A walk taken regularly for one's health.

consti·tution·al·ly adv.

constitutional
Adjective
1. of a constitution
2. authorized by or in accordance with the Constitution of a nation: constitutional monarchy
3. inherent in the nature of a person or thing: a constitutional sensitivity to cold
Noun
a regular walk taken for the good of one's health
constitutionally adv
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Noun1.constitutional - a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
Adj.1.constitutional - of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk"
2.constitutional - sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
unconstitutional - not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
3.constitutional - existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
4.constitutional - constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

constitutional
Translations
Spanish constitutional [kɔnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adjconstitucional;
constitutional monarchy → monarquía constitucional

French constitutional [kɔnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adjconstitutionnel(le)
German constitutional [kɔnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] constitution adj (government) → verfassungsmäßig;
(reform etc) → Verfassungs-

Italian constitutional [kɔnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adjcostituzionale

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Yet, with all this scope of precedent, I now enter upon the same task for the brief Constitutional term of four years under great and peculiar difficulty.
The skeleton of even the most lawless despot makes a good constitutional sovereign.
Even in the constitutional realm of Trade Winds, north and south of the equator, ships are overtaken by strange disturbances.
 
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