con·sti·tute /'kän-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt/ vt
1: to appoint to an office or function
those who are constituted heirs or named legatees — Louisiana Civil Code
legal authority constitute s all magistrates
2: establish found
to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme Court — U.S. Constitution art. I
3 a: to put (as an agreement) into required form
b: to qualify as
a letter can constitute a will — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
failure to act may constitute negligence
c: to form the substance or whole of
the bonds constituted the entire estate
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.