constitutive

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But the statute is equally important at the local level, where most Section 2 litigation plays out and where its constitutive value is more apparent.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

"We shall always support anything that all three constitutive peoples agree upon," Vucic said, referring to Bosnia's Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2023

But in Meacham’s treatment, such personal details function as supporting pieces in a story designed around high-stakes campaign speeches, the constitutive ritual of inaugurations and grave moments of statesmanship.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

The trp operon is constitutive and remains ON by default, whereas the lac operon is repressible and therefore is OFF by default.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The legal intellect is by its calling and nature always engaged in analysing complex cases into constitutive elements, and bringing these elements under the direction of principles.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul