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Webster 1913 Edition


Constitutionality

Conˊsti-tuˊtion-al′i-ty

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Noun.
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pl. -
ties
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[Cf. F.
constitutionalité
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1.
The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.
2.
The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions.
Burke.
Constitutionalities
, bottomless cavilings and questionings about written laws.
Carlyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Constitutionality

CONSTITUTIONALITY

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Noun.
1.
The state of being constitutional; the state of being inherent in the natural frame; as the constitutionality of disease.
2.
The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions.
The judges of the supreme court of the United States have the power of determining the constitutionality of laws.