unconstitutionalities
Against founding document
Unconstitutionalities are instances of being unconstitutional—laws, actions, or provisions that violate a constitution.
The word typically appears in legal contexts discussing multiple constitutional violations: The court identified several unconstitutionalities in the statute.
At twenty-one letters, it ranks among the longest words in standard English dictionaries.
Breaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- contraventionAct violating a rule
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
encroachment · usurpation · noncompliance · defiance · illegality · impropriety · irregularity · abuse
Rights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- equal protectionUniform legal treatment
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
- privilegesRights granted to some
immunities · freedom · liberty · autonomy · suffrage · franchise · emancipation · discrimination
Divided governmental authority system
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
- executive overreachAuthority exceeding its limits
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
- congressionalOf a legislature
parliamentary · sovereignty · supremacy clause · enumerated powers · states' rights · checks and balances · judicial branch · administrative
Nation's top tribunal
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- rulingFormal legal determination
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- landmark casePrecedent-setting court decision
dissent · majority opinion · originalism · textualism · strict scrutiny · appellant · petitioner · amicus
breach
Breaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- contraventionAct violating a rule
overstepping · encroachment · usurpation · noncompliance · defiance · illegality · impropriety · irregularity · abuse · invalidation
civil liberties
Rights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- equal protectionUniform legal treatment
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
privileges · immunities · freedom · liberty · autonomy · suffrage · franchise · emancipation · discrimination · citizenship
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
- executive overreachAuthority exceeding its limits
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
congressional · parliamentary · sovereignty · supremacy clause · enumerated powers · states' rights · checks and balances · judicial branch · administrative · regulatory
Supreme Court
Nation's top tribunal
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- rulingFormal legal determination
- precedentPrior authoritative example
landmark case · dissent · majority opinion · originalism · textualism · strict scrutiny · appellant · petitioner · amicus · oral argument
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Compliance with foundational legal principles
constitutional provisions · constitutionality · constitutional amendments · constitutional rights · constitutional protections
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Juridical requirements and procedures
lawfulness · due process · legitimacies · rule of law · legal provisions
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