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unconstitutional

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un·con·sti·tu·tion·al  (nkn-st-tsh-nl, -ty-)
adj.
Not in accord with the principles set forth in the constitution of a nation or state.
uncon·sti·tution·ali·ty (-sh-nl-t) n.
uncon·sti·tution·al·ly adv.
unconstitutional [ˌʌnkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl]
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) at variance with or not permitted by a constitution
unconstitutionality  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unconstitutional - not consistent with or according to a constitutionunconstitutional - not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
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"
Translations
unconstitutional [ˈʌnˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] ADJ → inconstitucional, anticonstitucional
unconstitutional [ˌʌnkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl] adj → anticonstitutionnel(le)
unconstitutional
adj → nicht verfassungsgemäß, verfassungswidrig
unconstitutional [ˌʌnkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adj (frm) → anticostituzionale
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But if the execution of the laws of the national government should not require the intervention of the State legislatures, if they were to pass into immediate operation upon the citizens themselves, the particular governments could not interrupt their progress without an open and violent exertion of an unconstitutional power.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Twice we have passed a national income tax, and each time the supreme court smashed it as unconstitutional.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
The truth is, that this ultimate redress may be more confided in against unconstitutional acts of the federal than of the State legislatures, for this plain reason, that as every such act of the former will be an invasion of the rights of the latter, these will be ever ready to mark the innovation, to sound the alarm to the people, and to exert their local influence in effecting a change of federal representatives.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
 
 
 
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