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self-constituted

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con⋅sti⋅tute

  [kon-sti-toot, -tyoot]
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–verb (used with object), -tut⋅ed, -tut⋅ing.
1. to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
2. to appoint to an office or function; make or create: He was constituted treasurer.
3. to establish (laws, an institution, etc.).
4. to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.).
5. to create or be tantamount to: Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.
6. Archaic. to set or place.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L constitūtus (ptp. of constituere; see constituent ), equiv. to con- con- + -stitūtus, comb. form of statūtum, ptp. of statuere to set up. See statute

Related forms:
con⋅sti⋅tut⋅er, con⋅sti⋅tu⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
3. institute, commission.
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Main Entry: con·sti·tute
Pronunciation: 'kän-st&-"tüt, -"tyüt
Function: transitive verb
1 : to appoint to an office or function constituted heirs or named legatees —Louisiana Civil Code> constitutes all magistrates>
2 : ESTABLISH, FOUND constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme Court —U.S. Constitution article I>
3 a : to put (as an agreement) into required form b : to qualify as constitute a will —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.> constitute negligence> c : to form the substance or whole of constituted the entire estate>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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