Unconstitutional
Definition
Contravening a state's Constitution, violating the fundamental law, or failing to comply with officially established constitutional norms and principles; unconstitutional. In a legal sense, the term describes ordinances, normative acts, government decisions, or administrative measures declared null and void by the Constitutional Court due to their legal non-compliance.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Unconstitutional
- Contrary to the constitution
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Prefixation created by combining the modern operational element 'anti-' with the specialized legal adjective 'constituțional'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.kon.sti.tu.t͡sjo.ˈnal] |
| Source | Glossary of Constitutional Law, Public Jurisprudence, and Judicial Review Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Ordonanța de urgență emisă de guvern a fost atacată la Curte sub pretextul că este anticonstituțională.
EN: The emergency ordinance issued by the government was challenged in Court on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
RO: Avocatul a demonstrat că aplicarea acelei măsuri administrative are un caracter anticonstituțional evident.
EN: The lawyer demonstrated that applying that administrative measure has an obvious unconstitutional character.
RO: Parlamentul nu poate vota un proiect de lege dacă acesta conține prevederi anticonstituționale.
EN: Parliament cannot vote on a bill if it contains unconstitutional provisions.
Idioms & Phrases
Act anticonstituțional / Unconstitutional act / breach of constitution
RO: Decizie politică sau decret prezidențial emis cu încălcarea directă a limitelor de putere prevăzute de textul constituțional.
EN: A political decision or presidential decree issued in direct violation of the power limits provided by the constitutional text.
Prevedere anticonstituțională / Unconstitutional provision
RO: Articol sau paragraf dintr-o lege penală ori civilă care restrânge în mod abuziv drepturile fundamentale ale cetățenilor.
EN: An article or paragraph within a criminal or civil law that abusively restricts the fundamental rights of citizens.
Caracter anticonstituțional / Unconstitutional nature / non-compliance
RO: Stare juridică de neconformitate structurală a unui normativ care atrage după sine anularea sa obligatorie de către magistrați.
EN: The legal state of structural non-compliance of a regulation that entails its mandatory annulment by magistrates.
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