Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Amendment VIII (the Eighth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, states:

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

See Also

• Incarceration
• Capital punishment
• Cruel and unusual punishment
• Torture

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution, used under the GNU Free Documentation License

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