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anticonstitutional

anticonstitutional

9.5
That goes against the country's constitution or rules for government
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntɪˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/
  • Formal
translation icon : anticonstitucional
  • The idea was vigorously opposed by the church as anticonstitutional.

Examples

  • The court ruled that the new law was anticonstitutional and should be overturned.

  • You are, of course, happy with the liberating effects of this anticonstitutional movement and exult in it, while threatening worse, to your detriment.

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  • The Clintons did a lot of good things in the 1990s; the Republicans were and are anticonstitutional zealots; thanks to Bill and Hill for standing up to them.

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  • The proposal was rejected because it was deemed anticonstitutional by the legal experts.

  • They gathered evidence to prove that the group's actions were anticonstitutional and undermined democracy.

Synonyms

extraconstitutional
vsanticonstitutional
  • Formal
1 9.9

Does not follow the country's highest law

is about active opposition to constitutional principles rather than simple lack of authorization
nonconstitutional
vsanticonstitutional
  • Formal
8.8

Not allowed or not set by a country's basic law

focuses on opposition to constitutional principles rather than simply being unrelated

Antonyms

constitutional
  • Formal
538 5.0

Allowed by a country's basic laws

How Constitutional

constitutional
  • Formal
538 5.0
questionable
176 3.9
anticonstitutional
  • Formal
9.5

Surface Forms

anticonstitutional positive

Morphology

anticonstitutional = constitutional (transparent) = anti + constitution + al

The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-' means against and 'constitutional' supplies the target of opposition.

Etymology

Anticonstitutional combines anti- meaning 'against' and constitution meaning a country's 'set of basic rules', so it describes actions or laws that go against those fundamental rules.