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Pronunciation / Transliteration: heonbeop-eul jeongjihada
"정부는 비상사태 속에서 헌법을 정지했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To temporarily render inoperative the fundamental laws and rights set forth in a nation's foundational governing document, typically during a declared state of emergency or crisis.
"The authoritarian regime threatened to suspend the constitution and dissolve parliament." - 2
To officially freeze the legal protections and constitutional checks and balances of a state.
"Critics argued that enacting martial law effectively meant to suspend the constitution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'suspend' (from Latin 'suspendere', meaning to hang up or temporarily stop) combined with 'constitution' (from Latin 'constitutio', meaning an established law or structure). The phrase emerged in modern political discourse to describe executive actions halting fundamental laws during states of emergency.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Suspend the constitution"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Suspend the constitution" is said worldwide
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suspendre la constitution
Transliteration: sys.pɑ̃dʁ la kɔn.sti.ty.sjɔ̃
"Le gouvernement a menacé de suspendre la constitution."
die Verfassung außer Kraft setzen
Transliteration: diː fɛʁˈfasʊŋ ˈaʊ̯sɐ kʁaft ˈzɛtsn̩
"Die Regierung beschloss, die Verfassung außer Kraft zu setzen."
sospendere la costituzione
Transliteration: sosˈpɛn.de.re la kos.ti.tuˈt͡sjo.ne
"Il dittatore decise di sospendere la costituzione."
suspender la constitución
Transliteration: sus.penˈdeɾ la kos.ti.tuˈsjon
"El presidente amenazó con suspender la constitución."
suspender a constituição
Transliteration: sus.pẽˈdeɾ a kõs.ti.twiˈsɐ̃w
"O regime militar decidiu suspender a constituição."
संविधान को निलंबित करना
Transliteration: samvidhan ko nilambit karna
"आपातकाल के दौरान संविधान को निलंबित कर दिया गया।"
暂停宪法
Transliteration: zàntíng xiànfǎ
"独裁者宣布暂停宪法。"
헌법을 정지하다
Transliteration: heonbeop-eul jeongjihada
"정부는 비상사태 속에서 헌법을 정지했다."
憲法を停止する
Transliteration: kenpō o teishi suru
"政府は緊急事態において憲法を停止すると発表した。"
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