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constitutionality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English constitutional Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English constitutionality From constitutional + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُسْتُورِيَّة (dustūriyya) — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Catalan: constitucionalitat — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合憲性 /合宪性 (héxiànxìng) — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Finnish: perustuslaillisuus — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • French: constitutionnalité — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Galician: constitucionalidade — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • German: Verfassungmäßigkeit — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Greek: συνταγματικότητα (syntagmatikótita) — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Irish: bunreachtúlacht — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Italian: costituzionalità — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Polish: konstytucyjność — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Portuguese: constitucionalidade — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Romanian: constituționalitate — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Russian: конституцио́нность (konstituciónnostʹ) — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Serbo-Croatian: уста́вно̄ст — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Serbo-Croatian: ustávnōst — (law) The status of being constitutional
  • Spanish: constitucionalidad — (law) The status of being constitutional