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The original text of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
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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]
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2024年12月2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.
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Most often mentioned in the context of the death penalty, the Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions “excessive fines” and bail. The “excessive fines” clause surfaces (among other places) in cases of civil and criminal forfeiture, for example when property is seized during a drug raid. Learn more ...
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The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
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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.”
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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
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2024年4月23日 · Amendment 8 – Cruel and Unusual Punishment <<Back | Table of Contents | Next>> Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Notes for this amendment: Proposed 9/25/1789 Ratified 12/15/1791
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2015年11月1日 · An amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibits the imposition of excessive fines, excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishment. Origin Ratified on December 15, 1791.
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2024年11月5日 · Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Anyone accused of a federal crime will not be required to pay bail that is out of proportion to the crime. Fines (money) charged to punish criminals must be reasonable, and any other punishment must not be cruel or unusual.
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