rigid constitution

A constitution whose terms cannot be altered by ordinary forms of legislation, only by special amending procedures.

• The U.S. Constitution is an example. It cannot be changed without the consent of three-fourths of the state legislatures or through a constitutional convention. U.S. Const. art. V.

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