constituent

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But that is no defense here: Where a lawyer knows that a constituent is acting illegally and that conduct could be imputed to the organization, the lawyer must take action to prevent or mitigate the harm.

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  1. adjective Serving as part of a whole; component: a constituent element.
  2. adjective Empowered to elect or designate.
  3. adjective Authorized to make or amend a constitution: a constituent assembly.
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  • This constituent, which is also called ash or mineral salts, forms the main part of the body's framework, or skeleton. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • But that is no defense here: Where a lawyer knows that a constituent is acting illegally and that conduct could be imputed to the organization, the lawyer must take action to prevent or mitigate the harm. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
  • Â But a constituent is a constituent and even the most gay-hating politician has a duty to heed the call of their electorate. —  'Til The Cows Come Home
  • The views of the prime constituent, that is the people, have to be respected. —  Up Station Mountain Club
  • The herb also contains protodioscin, a saponin constituent which is known to improve libido in men with impotence and also increases sperm motility in infertile and sub-fertile men. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Latin cōnstituēns, cōnstituent-, present participle of cōnstituere, to set up; see constitute. N., from French, from Latin cōnstituēns, from present participle of cōnstituere.

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  1. =F. constituant = Spanish constituyinte = Portuguese constituente, constituinte = Italian constituente, costituente, from Latin constituen(t-)s, present participle of constituere, establish: see constitute.
 

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/kənˈstɪtʃjuənt/
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