Constitutionality

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

  Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties}.
     [Cf. F. constitutionalit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent
        in the natural frame.
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     2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or
        frame of government, or of being authorized by its
        provisions. --Burke.
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              Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and
              questionings about written laws.      --Carlyle.
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