单词 | constitutionality |
释义 | constitutionalityn. The quality of being in accordance with the constitution; constitutional character. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > adherence to constitutional principles constitutionality1787 constitutionalism1871 1787 A. Hamilton Wks. (1886) VII. 9 I pass now to an examination of the constitutionality of the measure. 1791 G. Washington Writings XII. 18 The constitutionality of it [sc. an act] is objected to. 1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 60/1 Solely on the ground of constitutionality. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic I. ii. v. 482 The constitutionality of the edicts. 1890 Times 14 Oct. 3/2 An effort to impeach the constitutionality of the execution by electricity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1787 |
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