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constitutional crisis

constitutional crisis noun: a conflict between a government and its actions and a constitution and its provisions.

Noun

constitutional crisis (plural constitutional crises)

  1. A conflict between a government and its actions and a constitution and its provisions.
    • A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN
    • But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced...2019 May 8, Zachary B. Wolf, “How to know when it’s a constitutional crisis”, in CNN

Forms of constitutional crisis

pluralconstitutional crises

Questions about constitutional crisis

What does constitutional crisis mean?
Constitutional crisis means a conflict between a government and its actions and a constitution and its provisions.
What part of speech is constitutional crisis?
Constitutional crisis is a noun.
What is the plural of constitutional crisis?
The plural of constitutional crisis is constitutional crises.

Words near constitutional crisis in the dictionary

  1. constitutional amendments
  2. constitutional carry
  3. constitutional court
  4. constitutional courts
  5. constitutional crises
  6. constitutional crisis
  7. constitutional gold
  8. constitutional law
  9. constitutional monarch
  10. constitutional monarchies
  11. constitutional monarchist

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