constitutional provision

collocation in English

meaningsofconstitutionalandprovision

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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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provision
noun
uk
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
us
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofconstitutionalandprovisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconstitutional provision

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It travels into a different hemisphere altogether of constitutional law andconstitutionalprovision.
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It will update the rules and it is a thoroughly soundly basedconstitutionalprovision.
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The opinion is the first in-depth interpretation of theconstitutionalprovisionby a federal circuit court.
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It was argued that a federal tax on carriages violated theconstitutionalprovisionregarding direct taxes.
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It was not until 1980, however, that an agreement could be reached on how to implement this newconstitutionalprovision.
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In practice, however, little changed in the administration, and the newconstitutionalprovisionfor the territorial collectivities was less progressive than ever.
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This act was passed in order to enforce aconstitutionalprovisionand was enacted in due form by the federal legislature.
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It did not develop a new educational requirement but merely noted theconstitutionalprovisionthat all registrants must be able to read and write. 236.
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Instead of resorting to democracy, judges can simply follow theconstitutionalprovision.
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The dependent variable is coded "1" if a state has an antitrust statute orconstitutionalprovisionmandating free competition and "0" if it does not.
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One solution to this credibility problem is for the government, via aconstitutionalprovision, to transfer its power over the money supply to an independent central bank.
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Very well, assuming that the chances are the other way, what is theconstitutionalprovision?
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Indeed, we do not have anyconstitutionalprovisionconcerning retrospection because of course we do not have a written constitution.
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Importantly for the coming election, theconstitutionalprovisionpreventing coalition government has now been changed.
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Is not that, too, an elementaryconstitutionalprovision?
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The general public are fully aware of the parlous state of the machinery of government and of the inadequacies ofconstitutionalprovision.
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We have noconstitutionalprovisionfor chivvying them or chasing them.
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It may activate anyconstitutionalprovisionwhich it is proper to make under clause 1, provided that it falls within that wide purpose.
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Even so, there is good reason to make separateconstitutionalprovisionfor the two territories.
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I was asked whether theconstitutionalprovisionregarding the chief justice is quite normal.
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