unconstitutional

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• unconstitutional — un·con·sti·tu·tion·al /ˌən ˌkän stə tü shə nəl, tyü / adj: contrary to or failing to comply with a constitution; esp: violative of a person s rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution an unconstitutional search and seizure… …   Law dictionary

• Unconstitutional — Un*con sti*tu tion*al, a. Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. {Un*con sti*tu tion*al i*ty}, n …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unconstitutional-ly — Unconstitutional Un*con sti*tu tion*al, a. Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. {Un*con sti*tu …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• unconstitutional — (adj.) 1734, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONSTITUTIONAL (Cf. constitutional) …   Etymology dictionary

• unconstitutional — [adj] illegal against the law, banned, criminal, felonious, forbidden, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, not legal, outlawed, prohibited, prosecutable, unauthorized, unlawful, violating, wrongful; concepts 319,545 …   New thesaurus

• unconstitutional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not in accordance with the political constitution or with procedural rules. DERIVATIVES unconstitutionally adverb …   English terms dictionary

• unconstitutional — [un΄kän stə to͞o′shə nəl] adj. not in accordance with or permitted by a constitution, specif. the U.S. Constitution; not constitutional ☆ unconstitutionality [un΄känshə nal′ə tē] n. unconstitutionally adv …   English World dictionary

• unconstitutional — [[t]ʌ̱nkɒnstɪtju͟ːʃən(ə)l, AM tu͟ː [/t]] ADJ If something is unconstitutional, it breaks the rules of a political system. The Moldavian parliament has declared the elections unconstitutional... Banning cigarette advertising would be… …   English dictionary

• unconstitutional — adjective Date: 1734 not according or consistent with the constitution of a body politic (as a nation) < an unconstitutional infringement on rights > • unconstitutionality noun • unconstitutionally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unconstitutional — adjective Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a government or other institution. That recently passed political bill has been declared unconstitutional. Ant: constitutional …   Wiktionary

• unconstitutional — adj. Unconstitutional is used with these nouns: ↑infringement, ↑law, ↑restraint …   Collocations dictionary