Definition of "extraconstitutional" [extraconstitutional]

• Beyond what is provided for in a constitution. (adjective)

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• "Until the American legal discourse reflects the existence of "extraconstitutional" fundamental rights, we all lack true freedom. '"
• "A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised."
• "Congress president Sonia Gandhi constituted a National Advisory Council in 2004, an extraconstitutional body of civil society members like NGO activists, to help implement the party's agenda."