Unconstitutional

When something is unconstitutional it is illegal by being a direct violation of a nation's constitution.

A constitutional violation is thus somewhat different than the breaking of a normal law, both in terms of seriousness and punishment.

Some examples of unconstitutional actions can be:

• A politician who abuses the powers of his constitutionally-established office
• An employer who denies his employees the basic human rights demanded by the constitution
• A legislature that tries to pass a law that would contradict the constitution, without first going through the proper constitutional amendment process.