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English Dictionary: Constitutional by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Constitutional
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constitutional
adj
  1. of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk"
  2. sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
    Antonym(s): unconstitutional
  3. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
    Synonym(s): built- in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral
  4. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
    Synonym(s): constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic
n
  1. a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.
      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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. [f. F. constitutionnel.]
      1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the
            structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
            constitutional ardor or dullness.
  
      2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of
            a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
  
      3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;
            as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
            --Hallam.
  
      4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of
            government; as, a constitutional risis.
  
                     The anient constitutional traditions of the state.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      5. 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.
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