unconstitutional
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnkənˈstɪtʃənəl/
- Literature
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inconstitucional
- The Texas law is unconstitutional, however, under the Equal Protection Clause.
- declare unconstitutional
- unconstitutional law
- unconstitutional statute
The court held that it was unconstitutional and invalid.
- The court held that it was unconstitutional and invalid.
- So she will have received advice saying that what Boris Johnson was trying to do was probably unconstitutional.
- But Trump expressing his view on the outcome of the election, even knowingly telling a lie is not unconstitutional.
- I think that ultimately those laws will be found unconstitutional and they'll certainly be some some court battles over them.
- Why did Sutherland say both of them were unconstitutional?
- That's going to, I believe to declare affirmative action in state schools unconstitutional.
- It's not just unbelievable, it's unconstitutional.
- There existed several national banks that were wildly unconstitutional.
- But the strangest and and and most unconstitutional part of this story is that Gnome is paying for the deployment with a private donation.
Examples
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In Lee v. Weisman, 1992, the Court struck down the graduation prayer as unconstitutional.
Academic text (1993) -
The court declared the Texas abortion law to be unconstitutional for two reasons.
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First of all, what they did was totally unconstitutional.
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I want to convince the federal courts that those laws are unconstitutional.
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The court held that it was unconstitutional and invalid.
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It's time to protect our kids from this inhumane and unconstitutional law.
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The current system was declared unconstitutional because of the uneven funding and resources available to school districts.
Academic text (1994) -
Laws with the purpose and effect of discouraging abortion are unconstitutional.
Academic text (2017) -
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the law unconstitutional as beyond the scope of congressional powers.
Academic text (1994) -
The court declared the Texas abortion law to be unconstitutional for two reasons.
Synonyms
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Not allowed by law
That goes against the country's constitution or rules for government
Antonyms
How Constitutional
- Formal
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unconstitutional = constitutional (transparent) = un + constitution + al
The negation 'un-' is productively applied to the adjective 'constitutional' to mean 'not in accordance with the constitution', which is directly inferable by learners.
Etymology
Unconstitutional breaks into un- 'not' and constitution 'a country's basic rules or plan'. Think of the constitution as the country's rulebook, so something unconstitutional is 'not in that rulebook' or against those rules and therefore not allowed.