Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
December 15, 1791
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
U.S. states (via incorporation through the Fourteenth Amendment) |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:constitutional_law
1791 in American law Human rights in the United States |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
excessive bail
excessive fines cruel and unusual punishments |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:First_United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons gptkb:Graham_v._Florida gptkb:Trop_v._Dulles |
| gptkbp:text |
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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