# unconstitutional

Pronunciation: US say "un-kon-sti-TOO-shuh-nuhl" /ˌʌnˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəl/; UK say "un-kon-sti-TYOO-shuh-nuhl" /ˌʌnˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/

## Adjective

1. Going against, or in violation of, the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution.
   - Simple: Against the rules written in a country's constitution.
   - _The Supreme Court struck down the statute as unconstitutional._
   - _Critics argued that the executive order was plainly unconstitutional._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix un- plus constitutional.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unconstitutional (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).