(chiefly US, law) a broad interpretation of the Constitution, especially one strays from literal, textualist meaning and adapts to evolving circumstances

(sociology) A social convention or perception, such as class or gender, used by a particular society to describe human behavior.

(skiing) A line across a ski jumping hill that indicates the hill's steepest point.

plural of construction point

(law) Alternative form of strict construction

(geometry) A method for constructing a uniform polyhedron or plane tiling.

plural of Wythoff construction

Synonym of planning permission

A grammatical construction in Mandarin Chinese, SUBJ-把-OBJ-VERB, or any analogous constructions in other Chinese lects.

plural of strict construction