constitutional right

constitutional right definition - legal

n

A liberty or right whose protection from governmental interference is guaranteed by a constitution. See also bill of attainder, contracts clause, due process, equal protection, ex post facto law, freedom of contract, overbreadth, search, and self-incrimination (privilege against).

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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