extraconstitutional

[ ek-struh-kon-sti-too-shuh-nl, ‑-tyoo- ]

adjective

1. not authorized by or based on a constitution; beyond the provisions of a constitution.

Example Sentences

Justice Kavanaugh, meanwhile, called for narrowing the scope of Miranda in a 2017 speech to the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, and in a 2010 law review article, Justice Coney Barrett labeled the Miranda warning extraconstitutional and an abuse of judicial power.

From Slate

Their actions made it exceptionally difficult for the legal coup to succeed, while those willing to step over the precipice into an extraconstitutional void were not in the right positions of power to push the plot to completion.

From Slate

It believes the conditions have been reached to justify the "doctrine of necessity", which allows an administrative authority to employ extraconstitutional measures to restore order or stability.

From Reuters

For now, he said, the urgent challenge is that “the losers in this election have to accept their loss and not resort to violence or extraconstitutional means.”

From Washington Post

They want to move past the embarrassment of Jan. 6 — but that can’t happen until they settle their internal debate: Are they a party that condones extraconstitutional violence or not?

From Los Angeles Times