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2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your constitution is your health. □  He must have an extremely strong constitution. SYNONYMS constitution NOUN 1

code:…Article 159 of the Turkish penal code.

charter:…the Social Charter of workers' rights.

con|sti|tu|tion|al ◆◇◇ /kɒ nst I tjuː ʃən ^ə l, [AM ] -tuː -/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization. □  …efforts to resolve the country's constitutional crisis.

con|sti|tu|tion|al|ity /kɒ nst I tjuːʃənæ l I ti, [AM ] -tuː-/ N‑UNCOUNT In a particular political system, the constitutionality of a law or action is the fact that it is allowed by the constitution. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] They plan to challenge the constitutionality of the law.

con|strain /kənstre I n/ (constrains , constraining , constrained )

1 VERB To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations.

2 PHRASE If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to. □  For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.

con|straint /kənstre I nt/ (constraints )

1 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do. □  Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints. [Also + on ]

2 N‑UNCOUNT Constraint is control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do.

con|strict /kənstr I kt/ (constricts , constricting , constricted )

1 VERB If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts , something causes it to become narrower. □ [V n] Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels. □ [V ] My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.

2 VERB If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do. □ [V n] She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style.

con|stric|tion /kənstr I kʃ ^ə n/ (constrictions )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do. □ [+ of ] I hated the constrictions of school.

2 → see also constrict

con|struct /kənstrʌ kt/ (constructs , constructing , constructed )

1 VERB If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. □ [V n] The company is constructing 70 homes and a 130-room hotel on the land. □ [be V -ed + from/of/out of ] The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber. □ [V -ed] They thought he had escaped through a specially-constructed tunnel.

2 VERB If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together. □ [V n] He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore. □ [be V -ed + from/out of ] The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports. □ [V -ed] …using carefully-constructed tests.

con|struc|tion ◆◇◇ /kənstrʌ kʃ ^ə n/ (constructions )