constitutional principle

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandprinciple

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constitutional
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌkɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
allowed by or contained in ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What he advocated out of expediency was elevated into aconstitutionalprincipleand theory.
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I disagree with the contention that some greatconstitutionalprincipleis at stake.
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We ought not to alter such a highconstitutionalprinciple—at least not until there has been further and due inquiry.
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I was not asking him to break aconstitutionalprincipleknown to every first-year law student, and he should have that clearly in his mind.
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They are a serious erosion in theconstitutionalprincipleof the separation of powers, at a time when that principle is of particular importance.
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The courts found, however, that the age limit did not contravene theconstitutionalprincipleof equality.
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Moreover, since ' antiquity ' is an importantconstitutionalprinciple, attributing ancient origins to institutions establishes and heightens their legitimacy.
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What is missing from the antebellum slavery cases is states' rights as an encompassingconstitutionalprincipleagainst federal power.
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One notion concerned aconstitutionalprinciple, which defined power as a balance between the consultative element (the blacksmith king or spokesman concept), and the authoritarian element (the hunter king concept).
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Similarly, colonial officials, chiefs and commoners often invested particular historical events with the weight ofconstitutionalprinciple, invoking a timeless past to construct a charter for the present.
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The fact that there has been such sustained dispute about fundamental moral principles suggests that there will be noconstitutionalprinciplethat ought to command universal agreement from reasonable persons.
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There is therefore no departure fromconstitutionalprinciple.
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I asked him whether he considered that in that contextconstitutionalprincipleand administrative convenience were in serious conflict.
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He rightly said it is a very important one inconstitutionalprinciple.
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To elevate that sort of squalid electoral motive to the heights of aconstitutionalprincipleseems to me to be absurd.
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Thisconstitutionalprinciple—that altering the constitution is quite different from ordinary legislation—is recognised in all modern democracies.
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There is no greatconstitutionalprincipleinvolved in this; there is nothing clandestine about it, nothing secret about it.
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It would also be a very badconstitutionalprinciple.
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Theconstitutionalprinciplein this country is well ascertained.
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That is aconstitutionalprinciplewe are throwing away.
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