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freedom from cruel and unusual punishment ThesaurusNoun | 1. | freedom from cruel and unusual punishment - a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitutioncivil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equalitylaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment Related to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment: 8th AmendmentWords related to freedom from cruel and unusual punishmentnoun a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US ConstitutionRelated Words- civil right
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- jurisprudence
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