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constituent,adj.1. (Of a component) that helps make up or complete a unit or a whole <a constituent element of the criminal offense>.2. (Of an assembly) able to frame or amend a constitution <a constituent council>. constituent,n.1. A person who gives another the authority to act as a representative; a principal who appoints an agent. 2. Someone…

constituency-based quorum.See interest-based quorum under QUORUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

constituency. 1. The body of citizens dwelling in a defined area and entitled to elect a representative. 2. The residents of an electoral district. [Blacks Law 8th]

constate (k<<schwa>>n-stayt), vb. To establish, constitute, or ordain. • Constate usu. appears in relation to corporate documents; for example, the constating instruments of a corporation are its charter, organic law, or grant of powers to it. [Blacks Law 8th]

constat de subjecto (kon-stat dee s<<schwa>>b-jek-toh). [Law Latin] Hist. It is clear as to the subject matter (of a transaction)[Blacks Law 8th].

constat de persona (kon-stat dee p<<schwa>>r-soh-n<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Hist. It is evident what person was meant. • A writing that misidentified a person was enforceable if the true identity of the person was evident from the remainder of the document. See DUMMODO CONSTET DE PERSONA. [Blacks Law 8th]

constat (kon-stat), n.[Latin “it is settled”] Hist. A certificate made by the Clerk of the Pipe and the auditors of the Exchequer at the request of a person intending to plead in the Court of Exchequer for the discharge of some item. • The constat certified what appeared on record. [Blacks Law 8th]

constant dollars.The value of current money expressed as a percentage of its buying power in a previous year as determined by the consumer price index. • This value is used as a measure of inflation. [Blacks Law 8th]

constablewick (kon-st<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l-wik).Hist. In the United Kingdom, the territorial jurisdiction of a constable. Cf. BAILIWICK. [Blacks Law 8th]

constable (kon-st<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l), n.1. A peace officer responsible for minor judicial duties, such as serving writs and warrants, but with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff. 2. In the United Kingdom, a police officer; also, the title of a police officer. [Cases: Sheriffs and Constables  8. C.J.S. Sheriffs and Constables § 20.] — constabulary…