What is CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?

A duly constituted assembly of delegates or representatives of the people of a state or nation for the purpose of framing, revising, or amending its constitution.

TLD Example: Delegates to the constitutional convention convened in 1787 quickly dispensed with any thoughts of retaining the Articles of Confederation and turned, instead, to the creation of a new Constitution.

 

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Related Legal Terms

CONSTITUTIONAL, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM, CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY OR FREEDOM, PARIS CONVENTION, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, CONVENTION, VIENNA CONVENTION, LOME CONVENTION


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