constituer, v.a., to constitute, to establish, to make; to place, to put, to organize; to raise to an office or dignity; to settle, to assign; to give into custody. Qui vous a constitué juge? who made you judge in the matter? — quelqu’un prisonnier; to commit anyone to prison. — une rente; to settle an annuity. — un précédent; to establish a precedent.

se constituer, v.r., to constitute oneself, to form oneself into. Se — prisonnier; to give oneself up.

constituti-f, -ve, adj., constitutive.

constitution, n.f., constitution, establishment, formation, composition; temper, temperament; settlement of an annuity; declaration of appointment.

constitutionnalité, n.f., constitutionality.

constitutionnellement (-nèl-mān), adv., constitutionally.

constitutionnel, n.m., constitutionalist.

constitutionnel, -le, adj., constitutional.

constricteur, n.m., (anat.) constrictor.

constriction, n.f., constriction, contraction, compression; (med.) astriction.