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non·con·sti·tu·tion·al | \ ˌnän-ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shnəl 
, -shə-nᵊl, -ˈtyü- \
, -shə-nᵊl, -ˈtyü- \Definition of nonconstitutional
: not according to, consistent with, or involving the constitution of a body politic (such as a nation) : unconstitutional nonconstitutional judgments/laws Part of any revisionist Court's style, in addition to the nature of the nonconstitutional values enforced, is the rhetoric employed.— Robert H. Bork
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