constitutionally
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- adverb
- /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəli/
- Formal
- The government must act constitutionally to protect the rights of its citizens.
- constitutionally protected
- constitutionally protected right
- constitutionally permissible
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Watch on YouTubeOdious as some of this may be, much of this content, at least in this country, is constitutionally protected speech.
- Odious as some of this may be, much of this content, at least in this country, is constitutionally protected speech.
- Now, that doesn't mean that a trial judge might not ask those questions, but the court is saying they're not constitutionally required.
- I think it's it's very clear that we could constitutionally, like Congress could make laws about abortion.
- Now, some say it's unique constitutionally, that we alone have a constitutional right to own and carry firearms.
- In a world where so many people are eagerly seeking a chance to live in a more law bound, constitutionally protected, equitable, democratic society.
- That's what's going on constitutionally in in the Dune thing.
- What what are people supposed to do if they feel that constitutionally something is going wrong?
- So he constitutionally was the president pro tempore, which makes.
Examples
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We are constitutionally sworn to protect and defend this republic against all enemies foreign and domestic.
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But until now, it has not been constitutionally possible for me to speak.
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Otherwise you constitutionally need to be released with a court date.
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What what are people supposed to do if they feel that constitutionally something is going wrong?
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But the prince seemed constitutionally unable to press his advantage once he had won one.
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I think it's it's very clear that we could constitutionally, like Congress could make laws about abortion.
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To most American lawyers, the creation of constitutionally protected social rights raises problems of enforceability.
Academic text (1991) -
Most importantly, the program represents yet another massive federal intervention in an area constitutionally delegated to the states.
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Your Honor... ...the city timed this police action to catch my client... ...exercising his constitutionally protected right to religious freedom.
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Argentine presidents do get a lot of leeway through decrees, but there are some areas in which it is constitutionally forbidden to issue decrees.
Synonyms
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In a way that the law allows
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In a way that the law allows
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In a way that follows the law or accepted rules
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In a way that follows the law
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In a way that rules or the law allow
Antonyms
How Constitutional
- Formal
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
constitutionally = constitutional (transparent) = constitution + al + ly
Formed by the adjective 'constitutional' + the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning 'in a way allowed or required by a constitution' is directly derived.
Etymology
Constitutionally comes from the word constitution, which originally meant 'to set up' and shares the same root as constitute. So, to act constitutionally is to act in the way a country was 'set up', that is, to follow the country's basic rules.