Constitutional

Belonging to or inherent in the constitution or in the structure of body or mind as a constitutional infirmity constitutional ardor or dullness...

Constitutional dilettantism, [dilelttante(n)-lover of fine arts; amateur, concentrates on nothing] - The phrase is used here to denote an abstract understanding of the constitution without reading the document in context of social realities. 'The distance between social realities and constitutional dilettantism often makes of statutory validity...' [Fatehchand v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1977 SC 1825 (1827), para 1]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...

constitutional

constitutional 1 : consistent with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society [ rights] 2 : regulated by, dependent on, or ruling according to a constitution [a monarchy] 3 : of, relating to, or dealing with a constitution or its interpretation, formulation, or amendment [a convention] [ lawyers] con·sti·tu·tion·al·ly adv ...

constitutional fact

constitutional fact see fact ...

constitutional immunity

constitutional immunity see immunity ...

constitutional law

constitutional law : a body of statutory and case law that is based on, concerns, or interprets a constitution ...

Constitutional law

Constitutional law, is the law relating to the Constitutions, the rules which regulate the structure of the principal organs of government and their, relationship to each other, and determine their principal function, Wade and Philips, p. 3...

constitutional court

constitutional court : a court established by a constitution ;esp : the federal courts established by Article III of the U.S. Constitution compare legislative court ...

Constitution

Constitution, any regular form or system of government. Also a particular law, ordinance, or regulation made by the authority of any superior; as the Novel Constitutions of Justinian and his successors; the Constitutions of Clarendon; the Ecclesiastical Constitutions, etc.Constitution and 'Organisation' as against jurisdiction and powers', words do not include words 'jurisdiction' and powers' within their scope and power of 'Constitution' and 'organisation' of the Supreme Court and High Court nests with Parliament alone, Jamshed N. Guzdar v. State of Maharashtra, (2005) 2 SCC 59.Constitution is the mechanism under which the laws are to be made and not merely an Act which declares what the law is to be. A Constitution must not be construed in any narrow or pedantic sense, and that construction most beneficial to the widest possible amplitude of its power, must be adopted, India Cement Ltd. v. State of T.N., (1990) 1 SCC 12: AIR 1990 SC 85.Means the Constitution of India. [Supreme Court ...

constitution

constitution [Latin constitutio system, fundamental principles (of an institution), from constituere to set up, establish] 1 : the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it 2 : a written instrument containing the fundamental rules of a political or social organization ;esp cap : the U.S. Constitution see also the Judicial System and the Constitution in the back matter compare charter, declaration NOTE: A constitution was originally simply a law, ordinance, or decree usually made by a king, emperor, or other superior authority. A constitution now usually contains the fundamental law and principles with which all other laws must conform. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the British Constitution is not set down in a comprehensive document, but is found in a variety of statutes (as the Magna Carta) and in common law. Canada inherited many of the rules and practices...

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