合ごう憲けん

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

constitutional; constitutionality

Used in legal and political contexts to describe laws, actions, or interpretations that are in accordance with the constitution. Often appears as 合憲の or 合憲と判断する.

• 最さい高こう裁さいはその法ほう律りつを合ごう憲けんと判はん断だんした。

  The Supreme Court ruled the law constitutional.

• この条じょう項こうは合ごう憲けんの範はん囲い内ないだと考かんがえられている。

  This clause is considered to be within constitutional bounds.