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nonconstitutional

nonconstitutional, adj. Of or relating to some legal basis or principle other than those of the U.S. Constitution or a state constitution (the appellate court refused — on nonconstitutional procedural grounds — to hear the defendant’s argument about cruel and unusual punishment). Cf. UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

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unconstitutional

unconstitutional a. 不合宪的;违宪的;与宪法相牴触的 该词有两种不同用法,一种可以称之为英国用法,是指立法与某一公认的普遍原则相牴触,这仅意味着此项立法是不明智的,或者是建立在错误的或不正当的原则之上,或者与普遍接受的政策相冲突。另一种可称之为美国用法,是指立法与成文宪法尤其是美国宪法〔U.S.Constitution〕的某一条款相冲突。此外,unconstitutional与nonconstitutional含义不同,后者是指与美国宪法原则之外的某一法律原则有关的、非宪法性原则的。

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