How do you use the word "constitutional" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "constitutional" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "constitutional": America has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances. It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.

Constitutional Meaning

/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjBelonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.

adjFor the benefit of one's constitution or health.

Sentence Examples

America has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.

It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

organic inherent integral

Antonyms:

unconstitutional

CEFR Practice Quiz

The court must decide whether this new law is ____ under the supreme law.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The Supreme Court strongly ruled that the newly passed law was entirely unconstitutional and violated basic ____ rights.

Word Origin & History

PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"On January 18, 1810, Republican Senator Philip Reed introduced a constitutional amendment addressing the acceptance of titles of nobility by American citizens.³¹" — 1999 April 26, Jol A. Silversmith, “The "Missing Thirteenth Amendment": Constitutional Nonsense and Titles of Nobility”, in Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, volume 8, number 2, USC Gould School of Law, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2015, page 582:

"A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country." — 2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN:

"Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional: Same-sex marriage in Thailand will have to wait, as the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously today (Wednesday) that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, defining marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, is constitutional." — 2021 November 17, Thai PBS, “Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional”, in Thai PBS World, Bangkok: Thai Public Broadcasting Service, retrieved 17 Nov 2021:

"Moments of potential transcendence, such as an afternoon constitutional through an expressionistic wonderland recalling the Fuji Velvia vividness of What Dreams May Come, ring false in light of this project's mercenary origins." — 2018 December 12, Charles Bramesco, “A Spoonful of Nostalgia Helps the Calculated Mary Poppins Returns Go Down”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 24 May 2019:

"it was then still just possible to have a relatively normal life at the family’s 25-bedroom mansion at 145 Piccadilly, from where the baby was taken for a two-hour constitutional in her pram to Hyde Park and back every day by her governess." — 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:

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