constitutional prohibition

Frequency: 5.56.2 per million words

A ban that is mandated by a country's constitution.

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  • The country's founding document includes a constitutional prohibition against monarchy.
  • Many nations have a constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
  • The proposed amendment would establish a constitutional prohibition on discrimination.
  • Such a policy would violate the existing constitutional prohibition against religious tests for office.
  • The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional prohibition of slavery.
  • Despite the constitutional prohibition, some discriminatory practices persist.
  • A strict constitutional prohibition on censorship is vital for free speech.
  • The debate centered on the scope of the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws.
  • Implementing that law would require overturning a long-standing constitutional prohibition.
  • Citizens value the constitutional prohibition of arbitrary arrest and detention.