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Constitutional law

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. [f. F. constitutionnel.]
   1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the
      structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
      constitutional ardor or dullness.

   2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of
      a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.

   3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;
      as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
      --Hallam.

   4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of
      government; as, a constitutional risis.

            The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   5. 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.
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