unconstitutionality.

Conflict with the requirements of a constitution.

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Words that belong together

• unconstitutionality of a law
• finding of unconstitutionality

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The ruling concerned the law’s unconstitutionality under the relevant provision.

A finding of unconstitutionality did not answer every policy objection.

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: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.