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constitution

con.sti.tu.tion \.ka:n(t)-st*-'t(y)u:-sh*n\ n 1: an established law or 
   custom : ORDINANCE  2: the act of establishing, making, or setting up  3a: 
   the physical makeup of the individual comprising inherited qualities mo 
   dified by environment : PHYSIQUE 3b: the structure, composition, physical 
   makeup, or nature of something  4: the mode in which a state or society is 
   organized; esp : the man ner in which sovereign power is distributed 5a: 
   the fundamental principles of a nation, state, or body politic that det 
   ermine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights 
   to the people and that together constitute the organic law of the land 5b: 
   a written instrument embodying such rules