constitution
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1. constitution - Noun
2. Constitution - Proper noun
Meaning
The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation.
The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.
The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.
The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs.
An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.
The constitution of a country should not violate the constitutions of its citizens.
The constitution is paper, bayonets are steel.
He keeps watch over a good castle who has guarded his own constitution.
Old men's children are rarely of good constitution.