Constitutional

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\
     (k[o^]n`st[i^]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.
     constitutionnel.]
     1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the
        structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
        constitutional ardor or dullness.


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     2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of
        a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
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     3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;
        as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
        --Hallam.
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     4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of
        government; as, a constitutional risis.
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              The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a
        constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
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     {Constitutional law}, law that relates to the constitution,
        as a permanent system of political and juridical
        government, as distinguished from statutory and common
        law, which relate to matters subordinate to such
        constitution.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.
     A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or
     constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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           The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the
           different roads.                         --Compton
                                                    Reade.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  constitutional
       adj 1: of or relating to a constitution; "constitutional
              amendments"
       2: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup;
          "constitutional walk"
       3: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a
          constitution; "the constitutional right of free speech";
          "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
          [ant: {unconstitutional}]
       4: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
          Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
          periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
          truth" [syn: {built-in}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}]
       5: constitutional in the structure of something (especially
          your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutive(a)},
           {organic}]
       n : a regular walk taken as a form of exercise

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  156 Moby Thesaurus words for "constitutional":
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CONSTITUTIONAL. That which is consonant to, and agrees with the 
  constitution. 
       2. When laws are made in violation of the constitution, they are null 
  and void: but the courts will not declare such a law void unless there 
  appears to be a clear and unequivocal breach of the constitution. 4 Dall. R. 
  14; 3 Dall. R. 399; 1 Cranch, R. 137; 1 Binn. R. 415 6 Cranch, R. 87, 136; 2 
  Hall's Law Journ. 96, 255, 262; 3 Hall's Law Journ. 267; Wheat. Dig. tit. 
  Constitutional Law; 2 Pet. R. 522; 2 Dall. 309; 12 Wheat. R. 270; Charlt. R. 
  175,.235; 1 Breese, R. 70, 209; 1 Blackf. R. 206 2 Porter, R. 303; 5 Binn. 
  355; 3 S. & R. 169; 2 Penn. R. 184; 19 John. R. 58; 1 Cowen, R. 550; 1 
  Marsb. R. 290 Pr. Dec. 64, 89 2 Litt. R. 90; 4 Monr R. 43; 1 South. R. 192; 
  7 Pick. R. 466; 13 Pick. R. 60 11 Mass. R. 396; 9 Greenl. R. 60; 5 Hayw. R. 
  271; 1 Harr. & J. 236; 1 Gill & J. 473; 7 Gill & J. 7; 9 Yerg. 490; 1 Rep. 
  Const. Ct. 267; 3 Desaus. R. 476; 6 Rand. 245; 1 Chip. R. 237, 257; 1 Aik. 
  R. 314; 3 N. H. Rep. 473; 4 N. H. Rep. 16; 7 N. H. Rep. 65; 1 Murph. R. 58. 
  See 8 Law Intell. 65, for a list of decisions made by the supreme court of 
  the United States, declaring laws to be unconstitutional.