unconstitutional
adjective
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌən-ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-sh(ə-)nəl 
-ˈtyü-
: not according or consistent with the constitution of a body politic (such as a nation)
an unconstitutional infringement on rights
unconstitutionally
adverb
Examples of unconstitutional in a Sentence
an unconstitutional infringement of rights
The law may be unconstitutional.
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In January, after months of refusing to allow the police to deploy, the High Court in Nairobi ruled that deployment is unconstitutional because there was no reciprocal security agreement between Haiti and Kenya.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
That could be unconstitutional, just one of many significant grounds for appeal that legal experts identified before the ink on the verdict forms was dry.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
The House’s attorneys also refuted the lawsuit’s contentions that the budget bills were unconstitutional and argued that the Department of Administration could have signed the final contract with the developers this spring, which would have prevented lawmakers from intervening.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
Then along comes Joseph F. Snee, Jr., who blows the room apart with his pronouncement that these unconstitutional changes to the ordinances will bankrupt the town.
—Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
That could be unconstitutional, just one of many significant grounds for appeal that legal experts identified before the ink on the verdict forms was dry.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
The House’s attorneys also refuted the lawsuit’s contentions that the budget bills were unconstitutional and argued that the Department of Administration could have signed the final contract with the developers this spring, which would have prevented lawmakers from intervening.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
Then along comes Joseph F. Snee, Jr., who blows the room apart with his pronouncement that these unconstitutional changes to the ordinances will bankrupt the town.
—Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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unconstitutional
adjective
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌən-ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈt(y)üsh-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
: not according to or agreeing with the constitution of a state or society
unconstitutionally
adverb
-ˈt(y)üsh-nə-lē
-ən-ᵊl-ē
Legal Definition
unconstitutional
adjective
un·con·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌən-ˌkän-stə-ˈtü-shə-nəl, -ˈtyü-
: contrary to or failing to comply with a constitution
especially
: violative of a person's rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
an unconstitutional search and seizure
unconstitutionally
adverb
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