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constitutionality

[ kon-sti-too-shuh-nal-i-tee, -tyoo- ]

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noun

constitutionality

/ ˌkɒnstɪˌtjuːʃəˈnælɪtɪ /

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; constitutional + -ity

For a third time, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of searching a person without probable cause.

Instead, the lobbyist insisted, “My experience is that Congress tends to run roughshod over constitutionality.”

“The last thing that Congress does is look at the constitutionality,” he said.

These are the same court watchers, after all, who ended up surprised by the decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare.

In Hollingsworth v. Perry, the court avoided any ruling on the constitutionality of state marriage bans.

They affirmed, on the contrary, the belief that only the federal courts can decide the constitutionality of a federal law.

Down to that period, the constitutionality of these laws had been no more doubted in South Carolina than elsewhere.

It is, Sir, only within a few years that Carolina has denied the constitutionality of these protective laws.

Even a liberal constructionist might have hesitated as to its constitutionality.

Again he approved a bill for this purpose in 1810, though from his writings it is apparent he doubted their constitutionality.

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