Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #865 of 1319

constitution (n.)

a country's fundamental laws

Examples

  • The constitution protects rights.

Key rules

  • A constitution is the set of basic laws of a country
  • The constitution protects rights, a written constitution
  • Constitution is countable

Common mistakes

  • The constitutions protects us → The constitution protects us
💡 Tip: Government // Law // Rights
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