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con·sti·tu·tion     (kŏn'stĭ-tōō'shən, -tyōō'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing.
    1. The composition or structure of something; makeup.
    2. The physical makeup of a person: Having a strong constitution, she had no trouble climbing the mountain.
    3. The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another institution.
    4. The document in which such a system is recorded.
    5. Constitution The fundamental law of the United States, framed in 1787, ratified in 1789, and variously amended since then.
    1. The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another institution.
    2. The document in which such a system is recorded.
    3. Constitution The fundamental law of the United States, framed in 1787, ratified in 1789, and variously amended since then.
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