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American Heritage Dictionary:

con·sti·tu·tion·al

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(kŏn'stĭ-tū'shə-nəl, -tyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to a constitution: a constitutional amendment.
  2. Consistent with, sanctioned by, or permissible according to a constitution: a law that was declared constitutional by the court; the constitutional right of free speech.
  3. Established by or operating under a constitution: a constitutional government.
  4. Of or proceeding from the basic structure or nature of a person or thing; inherent: a constitutional inability to tell the truth.
  5. Of or relating to one's physical makeup.
n.
A walk taken regularly for one's health.

constitutionally con'sti·tu'tion·al·ly adv.

Roget's Thesaurus:

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adjective

  1. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual: built-in, congenital, connatural, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural. See be, native/foreign, start/end.
  2. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something: basic, constitutive, essential, fundamental, integral, vital. See be, surface/depth.

noun

    A usually brief and regular journey on foot, especially for exercise: turn, walk. See move/halt.

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adj

Definition: inherent
Antonyms: contracted, learned

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

That which is consistent with or dependent upon the fundamental law that defines and establishes government in society and basic principles to which society is to conform.

A law is constitutional when it does not violate any provision of the U.S. Constitution or any state constitution.

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IN BRIEF: Pertaining to fundamental political agreements.

pronunciation Some voters were concerned that the new law was unconstitutional.

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1. affecting the whole constitution of the body; not local.
2. pertaining to the constitution.

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Common misspelling(s) of constitutional

  • constituional
  • constituional
  • consitutional

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grundlovssikret, medfødt, naturlig, konstitutionel
n. - spadseretur for sundhedens skyld, motion

Nederlands (Dutch)
grondwettelijk, betreffende de gezondheidstoestand, gezondheids- wandeling

Français (French)
adj. - (Pol) constitutionnel, conforme à la loi, (Méd) diathésique
n. - (petite) promenade (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konstitutionell, Verfassungs-
n. - Spaziergang

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνταγματικός, ιδιοσυστατικός
n. - (καθομ.) τακτικός περίπατος

Italiano (Italian)
costituzionale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - constitucional
n. - caminhada (f)

Русский (Russian)
конституционный, органический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - constitucional, complexional
n. - paseo, ejercicio higiénico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konstitutionell, medfödd, naturlig, som inverkar på hela organismen, grundlags-
n. - promenad (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
组织的, 体质的, 立宪的, 保健散步, 保健运动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 組織的, 體質的, 立憲的
n. - 保健散步, 保健運動

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 체질의, 건강에 좋은, 입헌적인
n. - 건강을 위한 산책

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 憲法の, 体質の, 生まれつきの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دستوري, متعلق بالبنيه (الاسم) نزهه, ترويحه, مشيه قصيرة للصحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוקתי, טבוע, נובע מהמערכת הגופנית או הרוחנית או משפיע עליהן, מתאים או מוסמך ע"י חוקה פוליטית או מוגבל על-ידיה‬
n. - ‮הליכה קצרה לשמירה על כושר‬


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