Dictionary

constitutional

relating to a/the constitution The question of Jersey's constitutional relationship with the UK has been an issue for hundreds of years.
allowed by or written in a constitution I think this provision may not be constitutional.

Common Mistakes

  • Constitutional should not usually be capitalised, though Constitution, referring to the US or another country's Constitution.

Phrase Bank

  • Under the terms of the Agreement both governments made constitutional and legislative changes to alter their expressions of sovereignty over Northern Ireland.
  • It includes the chief justice, the president of the Constitutional Court and the minister of justice.
  • He's put a minister in the Justice department in charge of seeing through these constitutional changes.