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unconstitutional

[ uhn-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl, -tyoo- ]

adjective

  1. not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.


unconstitutional

/ ˌʌ԰ɒԲɪˈːʃəə /

adjective

  1. at variance with or not permitted by a constitution
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԳDzԲپˌٳܳپDzˈٲ, noun
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  • ܲcDz·پ·ٳtDz·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unconstitutional1

First recorded in 1735–45; un- 1 + constitutional
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Example Sentences

Bonta’s office called the order “unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American,” and said it would cause California and other states “imminent and irreparable harm.”

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Judges also took aim at longer-standing progressive programs, as when Judge Reed O’Connor of Fort Worth, a George W. Bush appointee, declared the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in 2018.

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Johnson himself voted by proxy multiple times during the pandemic, but somehow has decided it's "unconstitutional" to give the same right to people who have parenting duties that physically pull them away from Congress.

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Together they wish to take a wrecking ball to labor law, asserting that the 90-year-old National Labor Relations Act and the independent agency it established are unconstitutional.

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In opposition to Trump’s maelstrom of punitive, illegal and unconstitutional assaults on academic freedom, a few courageous voices have been heard.

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