| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| First Amendment |
academic freedom
|
| addition or amendment to will |
codicil
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| punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed |
cruel and unusual punishment
|
| prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution |
double jeopardy
|
| amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932 |
Eighteenth Amendment
|
| right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made |
eminent domain
|
| insurance policy, amendment to |
endorsement
|
| contract, amendment to |
endorsement
,
rider
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| right guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment |
equal protection of the laws
|
| amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if priv |
Fifth Amendment
|
| amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech |
First Amendment
|
| amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government |
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution |
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
|
| civil right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution |
freedom from double jeopardy
|
| civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution |
freedom from involuntary servitude
|
| right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution |
freedom from search and seizure
|
| civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself |
freedom from self-incrimination
,
privilege against self incrimination
|
| right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution |
freedom of assembly
|
| civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution |
freedom of religion
,
freedom of speech
|
| right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution |
freedom of the press
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