Editing Constitutionality (section)

{{Short description|Status of law as permitted by the Constitution of the State}}
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In [[constitutional law]], '''constitutionality''' is said to be the condition of acting in accordance with an applicable [[constitution]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionality |title=Definition of CONSTITUTIONALITY |access-date=2009-05-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425031213/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionality |archive-date=2009-04-25 }} "Webster On Line"</ref> the status of a law, a [[Procedural law|procedure]], or an act's accordance with the laws or set forth in the applicable constitution. When laws, procedures, or acts directly violate the constitution, they are '''unconstitutional'''. All others are considered constitutional unless the country in question has a mechanism for challenging laws as unconstitutional.