constitutional right
A prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power, recognized and established…A prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power, recognized and established by the constitution of a sovereign state or union of states or by the established judicial interpretation of that constitution.
» Sami has a constitutional right not to take the stand.
Meaning
1 sensesA prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power, recognized and established by the constitution of a sovereign state or union of states or by the established judicial interpretation of that constitution.
Verfassungsrecht
конституционное правоkonstitucionnoje pravo
конституційне правоkonstytucijne pravo
Examples
2 sentencesSami has a constitutional right not to take the stand.
Wyoming Republicans killed a bill to raise the legal marriage age to 16, citing their "constitutional right" to marry a child.
Translations
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Forms
plural: constitutional rights| Singular | constitutional right |
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