constitution
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He has faced criticism for dismissing former prime minister Trovoada in January 2025, a move ruled one year later to be contrary to the constitution.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The rule is rooted in Article 140 of the 1949 constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Officials are required by the state constitution to let the public swim, fish and collect seaweed along the state’s 400 miles of coastline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The amendment follows years of conflict between the Legislature and the judiciary over Kansans’ rights under the state constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
He’d bound the first constitution of the Netherlands and thereafter was known as “the Bookbinder to the King.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
States have a “wide degree of discretion” to design their tax systems — including how they define income — so long as they do not violate their constitutions, Jurow Kleiman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Generally, state constitutions only contain language about whether the death penalty is allowed or about what the limits are on all punishments.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
In response to the decree, the Kurdish administration in Syria's north and north-east said it was "a first step" but called for "permanent constitutions that express the will of the people", rather than "temporary decrees".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
It added that "rights are not protected by temporary decrees, but... through permanent constitutions that express the will of the people and all components" of society.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
Nomadic bands that stalked wild sheep gradually altered the constitutions of the herds on which they preyed.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing constitution
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Bill of Rights
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