extraconstitutional

[ ek-struh-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl, ‐tyoo- ]

/ ˌɛk strəˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, ‐ˈtyu- /

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adjective

not authorized by or based on a constitution; beyond the provisions of a constitution.

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How to use extraconstitutional in a sentence

These matters are not mere threats to abstract constitutional principles.
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Actually, the guessing game is over; the weddings have begun, as have weird attempts to circumvent our constitutional democracy.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
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Of course, police have constitutional rights to express themselves.
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But one extra trick would instantly solve the problem of crashes that occur over water.
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Of course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Harry was Aunty Rosa's one child, and Punch was the extra boy about the house.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
In the evening the little theatre is illuminated regardless of expense, a fabulous sum being expended on extra lamps.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The man did not live, nor could the occasion arrive, which would quicken his constitutional drawl.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson