English → Latin
“unconstitutionally” in Latin
patriafatherland, native land; homeiūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, duecīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colRōmānusRoman; Christian, sometimes particularly Catholic.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unconstitutionally
non legitime (juste): *contra leges (et instituta) civitatis, patriae, etc.: *contra mores et exemplum populi (Romani, etc.). To have acted *unconstitutionally, but not unjustly, non lege sed juste fecissa (Quint., 3, 6, 45).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unconstitutionally?
- The usual Latin words for “unconstitutionally” are patria, iūstus, cīvitās; also Rōmānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.