âº literature The turning point in a work of literature is the moment or section when the action begins to move toward the climax (= the most important or exciting part). (Definition of âturning pointâ from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press)
Constitutional convention is a representative body meeting to form and adopt a new constitution or to form, consider, and adopt amendments to an existing constitution.n unlimited constitutional convention is called to revise an existing constitution to the extent that it deems to be proper. A limited constitutional convention is restricted to revising only the areas of the current constitution named in the convention's call, the legal mandate establishing the convention.
United States: The Constitutional Convention. 1  The Philadelphia Convention, which met in May 1787, was officially called for by the old Congress solely to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation.