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Destour

Destour

9.9
A written set of laws and rules for a country
  • noun
: destour
  • Activists demanded that the Destour include stronger protections for individual rights.

Examples

  • The new Destour was ratified by the parliament last week.

  • Tunisia's Destour emphasizes the importance of human rights.

  • The new Destour was celebrated as a milestone in the country's democratic development.

  • Debates over the Destour shaped the nation's political landscape for decades.

  • The new Destour was celebrated as a milestone in the country's democratic development.

  • Debates over the Destour shaped the nation's political landscape for decades.

  • Tunisia's Destour emphasizes the importance of human rights.

Synonyms

constitution
vsDestour
  • Formal
247 5.1

A set of rules, often written, that shows how a country or organization is run

is used mainly in some Arab countries for the same written system
fundamental law
vsDestour
  • Formal
4 5.6

A set of basic rules that explains how a country's government works and what rights people have

is the regional term used mainly in some Arab countries for such laws
organic law
vsDestour
  • Formal
1 7.9

A basic law like a constitution that sets the main rules and structure of a government

is used mainly in some Arab countries to name that written legal framework

Surface Forms

Destour singular
Destours plural

Etymology

Destour comes from the Arabic dustūr and the Persian dastūr, words that mean 'order' or 'law'. So a Destour is a country's written set of rules, a constitution.