The Collaborative International Dictionary
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\ (k[o^]n`st[ict]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F. constitutionnel.]
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.
In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
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Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
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For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
Constitutional law, law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.
Wikipedia
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary.
Not all nation states have codified constitutions, though all such states have a jus commune, or law of the land, that may consist of a variety of imperative and consensual rules. These may include customary law, conventions, statutory law, judge-made law, or international rules and norms. Constitutional law deals with the fundamental principles by which the government exercises its authority. In some instances, these principles grant specific powers to the government, such as the power to tax and spend for the welfare of the population. Other times, constitutional principles act to place limits on what the government can do, such as prohibiting the arrest of an individual without sufficient cause. In most nations, including the United States, constitutional law is based on the text of a document ratified at the time the nation came into being.
Usage examples of "constitutional law".
And given the current tone of Parliament, and her continuing appearances before the Special Committee on Annexation and even more acrimonious appearances before Cuijeta Krizanic's Standing Committee on Constitutional Law, she'd decided not to press the matter.
Up to the very last day he resigns himself even when his personal safety and that of his family is at stake, to constitutional law and public common sense.
They do not hold the authority they exercise under any constitutional law of the state.
As highly regarded by his colleagues for his wide grasp and strict interpretation of constitutional law as for the fastidious language with which he framed that idiot, why didn't he call us!
The Crown retains the power to pardon and commute, appoints ministers and judges with the advice and consent of the House of Lords, and, unless overruled by a majority in both houses, possesses the power to interpret constitutional law through its appointees to the King's (or Queen's) Bench.
This is probably the one simple fact, right now, in a story that is going to become so heinously complicated in the next few months that every reporter assigned to it will need both a shrewd criminal lawyer and scholar in the field of constitutional law right next to him or her at all times.
To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose, not to speak of particular amendments, so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.
Some of my students who saw Constitutional Law as just another course in which they had to memorize the rule of law in each case couldn’.
As a lawyer who has specialized in constitutional law I assure you that the sovereign's confirmation is purely nominal.