constitutionality.

Conformity with the requirements of a constitution.

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Words that belong together

• constitutionality of a law
• constitutional review

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The court examined the constitutionality of the law rather than its popularity.

A finding of constitutionality did not establish that the policy was effective.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.