nonconstitutional
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From non- + constitutional.
Adjective
[edit]nonconstitutional (not comparable)
- unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution
- not relating to the constitution or to constitutional law
- 2003, David E. Smith, “The improvement of the Senate by nonconstitutional means.”, in Protecting Canadian democracy: The Senate you never knew, 5-18:
- 2005, Larry Alexander, "Constitutionalism." San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-04 [published in Thomas Christiano, John Christman eds, Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy, John Wiley & Sons, 2009]
- Thus, although constitutions might be distinguished by the degree to which their rules are entrenched, ordinary, nonconstitutional laws are always entrenched to some extent