nonconstitutional
adjective
lawspecialized(alsonon-constitutional)uk/ˌnɒn.kɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us/ˌnɑːn.kɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/notrelatingto,involving, orfollowingtherulesof a country'sconstitution(= the set ofpoliticalprinciplesby which it isgoverned):
Cases should bedecidedon nonconstitutionalgroundswhereverpossible.
Anindividualcanlosehis or her non-constitutionalrightto alawyerbyfailingto taketimelystepstoobtainone.
- It isusualpracticeof theCourtnot todecideconstitutionalquestionswhen a nonconstitutionalbasisfordecisionsisavailable.
- Non-constitutionalcasesmake up most of the court'sjurisdiction.
- Theterm"separationofchurchandstate" is a nonconstitutional oneinventedby ajournalistin the 1940s.
Legal & illegal
- bang to rightsidiom
- bookable
- chargeable
- concealed carryidiom
- consent
- constitutionality
- controverted election
- criminally
- heinous
- illegitimate
- legally
- legitimate
- licensed
- licit
- non-criminal
- non-legal
- non-valid
- shady
- unlawful
- unlicensed
Opposite
constitutional(LAWS)
Compare
unconstitutional