unwritten constitution — noun : a constitution not embodied in a single document but implied in the institutions and customs of the country as expressed in long accepted statutes and the body of the common law called also customary constitution * * * a constitution, as… … Useful english dictionary
unwritten constitution — noun Date: 1890 a constitution not embodied in a single document but based chiefly on custom and precedent as expressed in statutes and judicial decisions … New Collegiate Dictionary
unwritten constitution — a constitution, as in Great Britain, not codified as a document but defined by custom and precedent as embodied in statutes and judicial decisions. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
Constitution of Canada — This article is part of a series Constitutional history … Wikipedia
constitution — con·sti·tu·tion n [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… … Law dictionary
Constitution Act, 1982 — Constitution of Canada This article is part of a series Constitutional history … Wikipedia
Constitution — For other uses, see Constitution (disambiguation). A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.[1] These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what… … Wikipedia
Constitution of the United Kingdom — British Constitution redirects here. For the card game, see British Constitution (solitaire). United Kingdom This article is part of the series … Wikipedia
constitution — n. basic law 1) to adopt, establish; ratify a constitution 2) to draw up, frame, write a constitution 3) to preserve, safeguard a constitution 4) to abrogate; amend a constitution 5) to violate a constitution 6) a written; unwritten constitution… … Combinatory dictionary
constitution — Synonyms and related words: Bill of Rights, act, allocation, allotment, anatomy, animus, apportionment, aptitude, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, array, arraying, assemblage, assembly, bent, bias, body build, brand, build, building,… … Moby Thesaurus
