The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. This amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the United States Bill of Rights. [1]

The original text of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Amendment VIII. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

2025年1月31日 · Eighth Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, that limits the sanctions that may be imposed by the criminal justice system on those accused or convicted of criminal behaviour.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

The Eighth Amendment prohibits certain types of punishment: excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. 1 Footnote Austin v. United States, 509 U.S. 602, 609 (1993) (The purpose of the Eighth Amendment, putting the Bail Clause to one side, was to limit the government’s power to punish.); Timbs v.

Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amdt8.1 Overview of Eighth Amendment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment