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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

헌법

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heonbeop

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Constitution/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"대한민국의 헌법은 제1조에서 민주주의를 명시하고 있습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The system of fundamental laws and principles according to which a state or other organization is governed.

    "The rights of citizens are protected by the constitution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin constitutio, meaning 'settlement', 'regulation', or 'order', stemming from constituere 'to set up' or 'establish'. The term evolved through Middle English and Old French to denote the fundamental laws and principles according to which a state or organization is governed.

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