constitutional ban
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a ban that is part of a country's constitution
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- The country is debating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
- The Eighteenth Amendment established a constitutional ban on the sale of alcohol.
- Activists are fighting to overturn the state's constitutional ban on abortion.
- A constitutional ban is significantly more difficult to repeal than an ordinary law.
- The proposal for a constitutional ban on flag burning failed to pass.
- Do you think a constitutional ban is the right way to address this issue?
- Several nations have a constitutional ban against forming a state religion.
- The Supreme Court struck down the constitutional ban, calling it discriminatory.
- Imposing a constitutional ban would require a nationwide referendum.
- The movement's ultimate goal is a constitutional ban on corporate political spending.