What does "constitutional" mean?
Constitutional: In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
Additional senses
- 2.Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights. Hallam.
- 3.Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis. The anient constitutional traditions of the state. Macaulay.
- 4.For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.] Constitutional law, law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
- 5.A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution. [Colloq.] Thackeray. The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads. Compton Reade.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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