as in inherently
by natural character or ability
I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune
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The effect was to view non-European peoples as constitutionally bound by custom, impervious to progress, and inscrutable to the Western mind.
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Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
The latter implies ownership of a Social Security account which constitutionally (Flemming v. Nestor) doesn’t exist as is.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Selective prosecution based on constitutionally impermissible reasons, such as speech or race, has long violated the Constitution.
—David Cole, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s a strong legal argument that land return is constitutionally required as damages due for hundreds of treaty violations.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
The latter implies ownership of a Social Security account which constitutionally (Flemming v. Nestor) doesn’t exist as is.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Selective prosecution based on constitutionally impermissible reasons, such as speech or race, has long violated the Constitution.
—David Cole, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
There’s a strong legal argument that land return is constitutionally required as damages due for hundreds of treaty violations.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Constitutionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutionally. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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