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adjective

con·sti·tu·tion·al ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shnəl

-shə-nᵊl,

-ˈtyü-

: relating to, inherent in, or affecting the constitution of body or mind

: of, relating to, or entering into the fundamental makeup of something : essential

: being in accordance with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society

a constitutional government

: regulated by or ruling according to a constitution

a constitutional monarchy

: of or relating to a constitution

a constitutional crisis

: loyal to or supporting an established constitution or form of government

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Example Sentences

Adjective the constitutional guarantee of free speech a constitutional right to vote Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever. He has a constitutional dislike of controversy. Noun She's gone out for her morning constitutional. went for my evening constitutional in the park See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The complaint accuses police of violating Davis' constitutional rights by shooting him and then chaining him to a hospital bed and searching his phone.

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022 After being acquitted of criminal charges, the man sued the police for violating his constitutional rights.

Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022 After being acquitted of criminal charges, the man sued the police for violating his constitutional rights.

Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022 Novak later filed a lawsuit against the city over the ordeal, claiming his constitutional rights were violated by the arrest.

Michael Lee, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2022 After being acquitted of criminal charges, the man sued the police for violating his constitutional rights.

CBS News, 4 Oct. 2022 The wide-ranging discussion addressed the dangers to the constitutional rights of free speech and to a fair trial.

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022 The wide-ranging discussion addressed the dangers to the constitutional rights of free speech and to a fair trial.

Variety, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2022 The civil lawsuit, filed in Texas’ Western District Court Wednesday, alleges the school district violated federal constitutional rights by failing to protect students and teachers.

Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022

Noun

Supreme Court justices take two oaths, one judicial, and the other constitutional.

Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2020 Now more are on the streets, taking morning constitutionals, pushing strollers or riding bicycles wearing yellow kitchen gloves.

Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 1 May 2020 If your mom loves to listen to music during her daily constitutionals, but is running out of her cache of CDs, a Spotify subscription will be a revelation.

Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2020 But the Rabbit kept going, disappearing into the mist long before Herr Doktor finished his constitutionals.

Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 15 May 2018 Among the dissenting Islamist movements is the Saadet Party, a movement made up of ultraconservatives that in some ways is the intellectual predecessor to the AKP, but whose leadership actively campaigned against the April constitutional changes.

Umar Farooq, latimes.com, 10 May 2017 See More

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