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nonconstitutional

nonconstitutional adjective: unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution.

Adjective

nonconstitutional (not comparable)

  1. unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution
  2. not relating to the constitution or to constitutional law
    • Thus, although constitutions might be distinguished by the degree to which their rules are entrenched, ordinary, nonconstitutional laws are always entrenched to some extent2005, Larry Alexander, "Constitutionalism." San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-04 [published in Thomas Christiano, John Christman eds, Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy, John Wiley &...

Origin of nonconstitutional

From non- + constitutional.

Words formed from nonconstitutional

Questions about nonconstitutional

What does nonconstitutional mean?
Nonconstitutional means unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution.
What part of speech is nonconstitutional?
Nonconstitutional is an adjective.

Words near nonconstitutional in the dictionary

  1. nonconstants
  2. nonconstat
  3. nonconstituency
  4. nonconstituent
  5. nonconstituents
  6. nonconstitutional
  7. nonconstitutionality
  8. nonconstitutionally
  9. nonconstrained
  10. nonconstraint
  11. nonconstraints

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