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unconstitutionality

American  
[uhn-kahn-sti-too-shuh-nal-i-tee] / ʌnˌkɑn stɪˌtu ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the fact or quality of being unconstitutional.


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Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason Torchinsky’s op-ed, on the unconstitutionality of disparate-impact theory, left me with no such “impression that any use of statistics to prove intent to discriminate is illegal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“You know, it should reek of unconstitutionality, but here in Mississippi, it’s just the same old song,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

According to public prosecutors, the court has already made decisions that pointed to the alleged unconstitutionality of the legislation.

From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2023

Another member of the court, Justice Shawn Womack, agreed with the striking down of the Board of Election Commissioners’ decision on the grounds of unconstitutionality.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2022

The unconstitutionality of the Sedition Law will now be scarcely controverted by any ingenuous mind.

From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin

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