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Definition of Constitutes
1. constitute [v] - See also: constitute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constitutes
Literary usage of Constitutes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"My theory, stated briefly, is this: The egg with the three polar bodies constitutes
a generation comparable with the female gametophyte in plants ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"But it constitutes resistance if a vessel defends herself by force against a ...
It also constitutes resistance if the master refuses to be present during ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"is, that there should be declared the fact, nature and extent of the default
which constitutes the breach of the condition of the mortgage, ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"What constitutes a Full Set of Eggs?—The question as to what constitutes a full
set of eggs, and how to determine the number with any certainty, ..."
5. A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental by David ( Hume (1898)
"Two questions : Does man always act from the strongest motive? and, What constitutes
hi» motive ? The latter the important question. ..."
6. A Treatise on General Practice: Containing Rules and Suggestions for the by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1894)
"Definition — What constitutes.—The institution or commencement of an action or
a suit by the plaintiff brings him into court, and constitutes a sufficient ..."