constitution
IPA: kɑnstʌtˈuʃʌn
noun
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
- (dated) The general health of a person.
- (law) The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
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Examples of "constitution" in Sentences
- The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
- Previous constitutions declared the law immutable.
- The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
- Legality of the enactment of the Constitution of Ireland.
- The constitutional tribunal upheld the legality of the law.
- Does the RIAA violate the 8th amendment of the Constitution
- The latter is the most common way to amend the constitution.
- It also regulates the criminal law and the constitution of the courts.
- The power of the rational legal authority is mentioned in the constitution.