| 单词 | unconstitutional |
| 释义 | unconstitutional (once / 2039 pages) adj When someone protests an action on the part of the government by saying, "That's vile! That's wrong! That's downright unconstitutional!," they're saying that the action violates the tenets of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is our nation's founding document, laying out a structure for the executive, judicial, and legislative powers, and assigning to people specific rights, such privacy, free speech, and voting. Violations of the Constitution are the highest forms of illegality in our nation, though famously hard to nail down. WORD FAMILYunconstitutional: unconstitutionally+/constituency: constituencies/constituent: constituency, constituents/constitute: constituent, constituted, constitutes, constituting, constitution, constitutive, reconstitute/constituted: self-constituted/constitution: constitutional, constitutionalize, constitutions/constitutional: constitutionalise, constitutionalist, constitutionally, constitutionals, unconstitutional/constitutionalise: constitutionalising/constitutionalize: constitutionalized, constitutionalizing/constitutive: constitutively/reconstitute: reconstituted, reconstitutes, reconstituting USAGE EXAMPLESOpponents say the proposed ban is clearly unconstitutional. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) "This complex new law passed in just two days by the Republican legislature is unconstitutional and anything but bipartisan," Cooper said in a statement. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) “This complex new law passed in just two days by the Republican legislature is unconstitutional and anything but bipartisan,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) adj not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution Ant constitutional sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government |
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