enumerated
adjective
named or listed one by one, as if in counting.
unenumerated
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a word derived from
enumerated.
Example Sentences
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“I have no doubt that parents have rights, even though unenumerated, concerning their children and the life choices they make,” Justice Elena Kagen wrote in her dissent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
On the substantive side, Kagan emphasized how the majority’s endorsement of parental rights claims under the due process clause conflicted with its increased resistance to using the clause to protect unenumerated rights.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026
Further, most of these decisions were engaged in a similar endeavor: explicating how rights relate to one another, and why the structure of constitutional law requires some unenumerated rights in order to function.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2023
History suggests that these privileges or immunities include unenumerated rights of citizens, maybe even rights that are recognized over time.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
I cannot help regretting that, inasmuch as the principle has been adopted of giving Ireland general and unenumerated powers, the number of specific exemptions has not been enlarged.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
