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[ uhn-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl, -tyoo- ] / ˌʌn kɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, -ˈtyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unconstitutional ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country. Origin of unconstitutionalFirst recorded in 1735–45; un-1 + constitutional OTHER WORDS FROM unconstitutionalun·con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism, nounun·con·sti·tu·tion·al·i·ty, nounun·con·sti·tu·tion·al·ly, adverbWords nearby unconstitutionalunconscionable, unconscious, unconsciousness, unconsecrated, unconsidered, unconstitutional, unconstitutional strike, unconstrained, unconstraint, unconstructed, unconsummated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unconstitutionalThe legal question is whether this constitutes an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power to a private entity. The Supreme Court Is Weighing Corporate Power Yet Again|Zephyr Teachout|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST First, laws that treat people differently from one another without a rational justification are unconstitutional. Justice Kennedy Opened the Door to Same-Sex Marriage, Will He Walk Through Next?|Geoffrey R. Stone|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST While the Court did not invalidate Section 5, it did rule Section 4(b) unconstitutional. Eric Cantor’s Last, Legacy-Burnishing Task: Update the VRA|Ron Christie|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST These, he explained, are hallmarks of unconstitutional governmental action. Even Conservative Judges Can’t Deny the Constitutional Logic of Same-Sex Marriage|Margo Schlanger|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the casual observer, the practice seems patently, almost absurdly, unconstitutional. Religious Schools Take Kentucky Taxpayers on an $18 Million Ride|Jonathan Miller|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even the ship-money Johnson would not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various The intolerable acts were described as "impolitic, unjust, and cruel, as well as unconstitutional." The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton Mr. Wirt, the Attorney-General, gave the opinion that the law was unconstitutional. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans|Lydia Maria Child It may, however, be doubted whether the epithet "unconstitutional" could be properly applied to the bill on either ground. The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860|Charles Duke Yonge Whilst on this subject I will declare that I never did consider the sedition law as unconstitutional. Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
British Dictionary definitions for unconstitutional/ (ˌʌnkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl) /
adjectiveat variance with or not permitted by a constitution Derived forms of unconstitutionalunconstitutionality, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unconstitutionalillegitimate, wrongful, unlawful, banned, criminal, felonious, forbidden, illicit, lawless, prohibited, unauthorized, outlawed, prosecutable, violating |