nonconstitutional
adjective law specialized (also non-constitutional) uk/ˌnɒn.kɒn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/ us/ˌnɑːn.kɑːn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
非宪法规定的;不符合宪法的
not relating to, involving, or following the rules of a country's constitution (= the set of political principles by which it is governed)
Cases should be decided on nonconstitutional grounds wherever possible.
An individual can lose his or her non-constitutional right to a lawyer by failing to take timely steps to obtain one. 如果没有及时设法找到律师，个人可能会失去其获得律师的非宪法权利。
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- It is usual practice of the Court not to decide constitutional questions when a nonconstitutional basis for decisions is available.
- Non-constitutional cases make up most of the court's jurisdiction.
- The term "separation of church and state" is a nonconstitutional one invented by a journalist in the 1940s.
Opposite: constitutional (LAWS)
Compare: unconstitutional