The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
the physical constitution of the sun
The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
A legal document describing such a formal system.
The supreme law of some countries, such as Australia, Ireland, and the United States.
The Constitution is anchored in English liberal thought and the Magna Carta.
PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule ...
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