Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
con·sti·tutePronunciation:
'kän-st&-"tüt, -"tyütFunction:
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>