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unconstitutional definition - legal

adj

In conflict with the letter or intent of the United States Constitution. When a statute is found to be unconstitutional, all obligations arising from it are unlawful, and no person can be held accountable for having failed to live up to his or her obligations under that statute, nor is the statute enforceable.

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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