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What does the Eighth Amendment means?

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Just read the wiki link.

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What does eighth amendment mean?
Amendment Eighth says no excessive fines or cruel punishment..
What does expressly forbidden mean in the eighth amendment?
cruel and unusual punishments to crimes
What is the eighth amendment about?
The eighth amendment protects citizens from cruel, and unusual punishments.
What is an example for the eighth amendment?
Capital Punishment would be an example. That being that the punishment can not be cruel or unusual- no torturing in any cases whats so ever.
What does the eighth amendment include?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.It means that if you are accused of a crime, the court has no right to charge you...