extraconstitutional

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ constitutional.

Adjective

extraconstitutional (comparative more extraconstitutional, superlative most extraconstitutional)

  1. Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
    • 2022 January 19, Robert Alexander, “What 2020’s pro-Trump phony electors means for 2024”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 16 August 2022:
      It has become clear that then-President Donald Trump wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to use extraconstitutional powers to manipulate the tabulation of electoral votes to secure a second term despite his defeat in the election.

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