违宪

違憲
wéixiàn
verb #37,650

Meanings

  1. 1 unconstitutional
  2. 2 to violate the constitution

Examples

Zuìgāo Fǎyuàn pànjué zhè xiàng fǎlǜ wéixiàn.
The Supreme Court ruled this law unconstitutional.
Guóhuì yǒu quán shěnchá wéixiàn xíngwéi.
Parliament has the power to review unconstitutional acts.

Tips

usage
Functions as both verb ('to be unconstitutional') and adjective ('unconstitutional'). (violate) + (short for 宪法 'constitution'). Same verb-of-violation pattern: 违法 ( + 法律 = illegal), 违规 ( + 规则 = against the rules).

Stroke Order

wéi
xiàn