Constitution of the United States
- Constitution of the United States
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Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
2005.
- Constitution of the United States
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A written document executed by representatives of the people of the United States as the absolute rule of action and decision for all branches and officers of the government, and with which all subsequent laws and ordinances must be in accordance unless it has been changed by a constitutional amendment by the authority that created it.
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