The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
unconstitutional — un·con·sti·tu·tion·al /ˌən ˌkän stə tü shə nəl, tyü / adj: contrary to or failing to comply with a constitution; esp: violative of a person s rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution an unconstitutional search and seizure… … Law dictionary
Unconstitutional-ly — Unconstitutional Un*con sti*tu tion*al, a. Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. {Un*con sti*tu … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unconstitutional — (adj.) 1734, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONSTITUTIONAL (Cf. constitutional) … Etymology dictionary
unconstitutional — [adj] illegal against the law, banned, criminal, felonious, forbidden, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, not legal, outlawed, prohibited, prosecutable, unauthorized, unlawful, violating, wrongful; concepts 319,545 … New thesaurus
unconstitutional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not in accordance with the political constitution or with procedural rules. DERIVATIVES unconstitutionally adverb … English terms dictionary
unconstitutional — [un΄kän stə to͞o′shə nəl] adj. not in accordance with or permitted by a constitution, specif. the U.S. Constitution; not constitutional ☆ unconstitutionality [un΄känshə nal′ə tē] n. unconstitutionally adv … English World dictionary
unconstitutional — [[t]ʌ̱nkɒnstɪtju͟ːʃən(ə)l, AM tu͟ː [/t]] ADJ If something is unconstitutional, it breaks the rules of a political system. The Moldavian parliament has declared the elections unconstitutional... Banning cigarette advertising would be… … English dictionary
unconstitutional — adjective Date: 1734 not according or consistent with the constitution of a body politic (as a nation) < an unconstitutional infringement on rights > • unconstitutionality noun • unconstitutionally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unconstitutional — adjective Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a government or other institution. That recently passed political bill has been declared unconstitutional. Ant: constitutional … Wiktionary
unconstitutional — adj. Unconstitutional is used with these nouns: ↑infringement, ↑law, ↑restraint … Collocations dictionary
