Synonym: illegal, illegitimate, unauthorized, unlawful. Similar words: constitutional, constitutional convention, institutional, constitution, institution, constitute, functional, instructional. Meaning: adj. not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution.
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61. Thousands of same-sex couples have tied the knot in California since May, when the State Supreme Court ruled that barring gay marriage was unconstitutional.
62. The United Stats Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972.
63. At the time it faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional.
64. The president is criticizing a federal court ruling that calls his warrantless wiretapping program unconstitutional.
65. In addition to action in the courts, statesaround the country are also voicing their opposition toward this unjust, unconstitutional usurpation of power through legislation.
66. This gave Marshall the chance to urge that the Supreme Court at last rule that segregated facilities were, by definition and as a matter of law, unequal and hence unconstitutional.
67. In May, the state supreme court declared our school financing system unconstitutional.
68. They argued about whether the statute mandating the death penalty is unconstitutional.
69. Soon after Tyler took office, Congress passed a bill to reestablish the Bank. Tyler vetoed it and also a second such bill, calling them unconstitutional and against states' rights.
70. Procedural Posture: Dolan brought an action against the city claiming that the conditional grant of a portion of her land in return for approval of her building permit was an unconstitutional taking.
71. Is it unconstitutional for President Ma to declassify what his predecessor declared as state secrets ?
72. A decision involving the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 has spurred discussion of whether the Court should begin anew to hold broad delegations unconstitutional.
73. Alexander Hamilton; Arising under this Constitution; John Marshall; Unconstitutional act; To ingratiate; lesson.
74. A November 13, 1956[sentencedict.com], Supreme Court ruling held unconstitutional the policy of relegating blacks to the back of the bus.
75. In its amicus brief in support of the coalition filed today, EFF asked the judge to throw out the record-keeping regulations as an unconstitutional chill on adult free expression in the digital age.
76. Third, any commission or agency involved in budget making on which both legislators and members of the executive branch serve as voting members is unconstitutional.
77. The Roanoke Tea Party, for example, proposes a Freedom for Virginians Act, which would empower the state to invalidate laws it deems unconstitutional.
78. To close territory to slaves, Taney said, violated the constitutional rights of slaveholding citizens. Therefore, the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
79. He said SADC would never accept the unconstitutional transfer of power from a democratically elected government.
80. The first part is the general analysis on the judicial process of unconstitutional.
81. The law was unconstitutional,(www.Sentencedict.com) but it has not been formally repealed.
82. In an insightful 2007 law review article, "Is Dick Cheney Unconstitutional?
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