constitutional law

noun

1. the body of law that evolves from a constitution, setting out the fundamental principles according to which a state is governed and defining the relationship between the various branches of government within the state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of constitutional law¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Sudhir talks to Noah Feldman, the constitutional law scholar who helped design this “supreme court” for content moderation.

From Freakonomics

In retirement, he taught constitutional law and cultural property law at Georgetown Law and the University of New Mexico law school in Albuquerque.

From Washington Post

Cruz, who pretends to be an expert on constitutional law, knows that private companies making editorial judgments and enforcing their terms of service are not practicing “censorship.”

From Washington Post

I enjoyed teaching the students about what my specialty was, which was constitutional law.

From Washington Blade

In my constitutional law classes, Scalia is the protagonist in the minds of my students.

From The Daily Beast

Doran has no judicial experience and is the former executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, in the history of American constitutional law, few laws have ever flunked that standard.

From The Daily Beast

But the conflict is embodied within the president himself: the commander in chief versus the constitutional law professor.

From The Daily Beast

But I think there was a peculiar kind of Jewish Americaness also in that fascination with constitutional law and legal exegesis.

From The Daily Beast

Constitutional law ceased to remain wrapped up in the breasts, and taught only by the responses, of the living oracles of the law.

From Project Gutenberg

But surely, Count, you would not presume to dispute Mr. Webster's opinion on a question of constitutional law?

From Project Gutenberg

The Constitutional Law of the different States may or may not lay down special rules for the transfer or acquisition of territory.

From Project Gutenberg

Even on questions of fundamental constitutional law his judgment was not inferior to that of Madison himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearly all works on constitutional law and history discuss the case.

From Project Gutenberg