What does unconstitutional mean?
Definitions for unconstitutional
ˌʌn kɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, -ˈtyu-un·con·sti·tu·tion·al
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Princeton's WordNet
unconstitutionaladjective
not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
Wiktionary
unconstitutionaladjective
Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a government or other institution.
That recently passed political bill has been declared unconstitutional.
Wikipedia
unconstitutional
Constitutionality is said to be the condition of acting in accordance with an applicable constitution; the status of a law, a procedure, or an act's accordance with the laws or set forth in the applicable constitution. When laws, procedures, or acts directly violate the constitution, they are unconstitutional. All others are considered constitutional unless the country in question has a mechanism for challenging laws as unconstitutional.
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unconstitutional
Unconstitutional refers to anything that contradicts, violates or is inconsistent with the principles, rules, or provisions set out in a country's constitution. A law, act, decision or any procedure can be regarded as unconstitutional if it tends to infringe or is not in alignment with the rights, liberties, and guidelines safeguarded or established by the constitution of the nation. The term is often used in legal contexts to identify any actions that cannot be legally justified as per the highest law of the land.
Webster Dictionary
Unconstitutionaladjective
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
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unconstitutional
un-kon-sti-tū′shun-al, adj. not constitutional: contrary to the constitution.—n. Unconstitutional′ity.—adv. Unconstitū′tionally.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unconstitutional in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unconstitutional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of unconstitutional in a Sentence
Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner has voiced directly to me and to one of the more prominent sheriffs in the state directly that Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner is opposed to red flag laws and thinks they're unconstitutional.
On January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence, as President of the Senate, should call out all electoral votes that Mike Pence believes are unconstitutional as no electoral votes at all.
Todd Starnes Radio Show. no court has ever declared a ceremony observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day unconstitutional because it featured a gospel choir and religious language similar to those of the civil rights leaders.
After assuming away an Establishment Clause violation, Supreme Court revolutionized Free Exercise doctrine by equating a State's decision not to fund a religious organization with presumptively unconstitutional discrimination on the basis of religious status.
The President can not erase The Constitution with an executive order, and the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee is clear, this is a transparent and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms.
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- غير دستوريArabic
- inconstitucionalCatalan, Valencian
- protiústavní, neústavníCzech
- verfassungswidrigGerman
- anticonstitucional, inconstitucionalSpanish
- anticonstitutionnelFrench
- míbhunreachtúilIrish
- alkotmányellenesHungarian
- incostituzionaleItalian
- 위헌Korean
- неуставен, противуставенMacedonian
- niekonstytucyjnyPolish
- inconstitucionalPortuguese
- неконституцио́нныйRussian
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