違い憲けん

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Meanings

unconstitutionality; unconstitutional

Refers to the state of being against the constitution, or an act/law that violates constitutional principles. Common in legal, political, and news discourse.

その法ほう律りつは違い憲けんと判はん断だんされた。
The law was ruled unconstitutional.
違い憲けん審しん査さは裁さい判ばん所しょの重じゅう要ような役やく割わりだ。
Judicial review of constitutionality is an important role of the court.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を違い憲けんと判はん断だんするto rule that something is unconstitutional
裁さい判ばん所しょはその法ほう律りつを違い憲けんと判はん断だんした。
The court ruled that the law was unconstitutional.
〈事こと〉が違い憲けんであると訴うったえるto claim that something is unconstitutional
市し民みん団だん体たいはこの政せい策さくが違い憲けんであると訴うったえた。
The citizens' group argued that this policy was unconstitutional.
違い憲けんの疑うたがいがあるthere is a suspicion of unconstitutionality
その条じょう例れいには違い憲けんの疑うたがいがあると指し摘てきされている。
It has been pointed out that the ordinance may be unconstitutional.