Definitions For Constitution

noun

• The act of forming or establishing something
• A United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
• The way in which someone or something is composed
• Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
• The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
• The system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed
• A document that describes this system
• The physical health and condition of a person or animal