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Eighth Amendment may refer to: Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the United States Bill of Rights Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Eighth_Amendment
Topics referred to by the same term
The Twenty-eighth Amendment may refer to: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, 1972 amendment relating to conditions for the civil services
Twenty-eighth_Amendment
1791 amendment regulating forms of punishment
The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Types of amendments
2011. "Seventh Amendment". Indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2011. "Eighth Amendment". Indiacode.nic
List of amendments of the Constitution of India
List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Amendment recognising foetal rights
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising "the equal right
Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
2018 amendment liberalising abortion laws
proposal is often described as the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, referring to the 1983 constitutional amendment which guaranteed the right to life of foetuses
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Thirty-sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
2023 constitutional amendment of India
The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, popularly known as the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 (ISO 15919: Nārī Śakti Vandan Adhiniyam)
One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India
One_Hundred_and_Sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Hundreds of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution are introduced during each session of the United States Congress. From 1789 through January
List of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States
List_of_proposed_amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States
US Supreme Court justice since 1991
dissenters in Atkins v. Virginia and Roper v. Simmons, which held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the application of the death penalty to certain classes of
Clarence_Thomas
Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, amended the Eighth Schedule
Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India
Seventy-first_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
The Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975, made the declaration
Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Thirty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Amendment to the Pakistani constitution
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں آٹھویں ترمیم) allowed the President to unilaterally dissolve the National
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Eighth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan
The 98th Amendment of the Indian Constitution, also known as the Constitution (Ninety-Eighth Amendment) Act, 2012, was an amendment to the Constitution
Ninety-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Ninety-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
American prisoner on death row
chloride did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In September and October 2015, Glossip
Richard_Glossip
Constitution of Sri Lanka
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was enacted on 6 March 1984 and replaced provisions in the Constitution of Sri Lanka related to the appointment
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
Eighth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka
Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States (also referred to formally as articles of amendment) have been proposed by the United
List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States
List_of_amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States
Supreme law of the United States
or employment. This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial only in federal court, not in state court. The Eighth Amendment protects people from
Constitution of the United States
Constitution_of_the_United_States
Proposed legislation in Pakistan
(Twenty-eighth Amendment) Act, 2017 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan which aimed to restore military courts. The amendment would
Constitution (Twenty-eighth Amendment) Act, 2017
Constitution_(Twenty-eighth_Amendment)_Act,_2017
Irish body formed to consider political and social issues
politicians proposed changes to Irish abortion law, including repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, which guaranteed a foetal right to life. In November
Citizens'_Assembly_(Ireland)
US Supreme Court case on criminalizing public camping
1962 case Robinson v. California, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits criminalization of a status, as opposed to criminalizing
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
City_of_Grants_Pass_v._Johnson
Form of strict imprisonment in the United States
means. Court cases arguing that solitary confinement violates the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment
Solitary confinement in the United States
Solitary_confinement_in_the_United_States
Bangladeshi constitutional history
the 1986 presidential election. This Amendment Act was passed on 9 June 1988. The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1988 declared, among others, that
Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh
Amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_Bangladesh
First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787–88
United_States_Bill_of_Rights
To permit the state to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon
The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Act 2009 (previously bill no. 49 of 2009) is an amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Twenty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
2023 United States Supreme Court case
that the county took away from her in violation of the Fifth Amendment and Eighth Amendment. The district court dismissed the case, ruling in favor of the
Tyler_v._Hennepin_County
Topics referred to by the same term
(disambiguation) The 8th (disambiguation) The Eighth Day (disambiguation) Eighth Amendment (disambiguation) Eighth Army (disambiguation), military units 8th
Eighth
2015 United States Supreme Court case
capital crimes do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Court found that condemned prisoners
Glossip_v._Gross
1976 U.S. Supreme Court case upholding the death penalty
capital sentencing procedures must employ in order to comply with the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishments". The decision essentially ended
Gregg_v._Georgia
2019 United States Supreme Court decision
standards for challenging methods of capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In a 5–4 decision, the Court held
Bucklew_v._Precythe
Referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon
The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 (bill no. 14 of 2008) was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that was put to
Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008
Twenty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_Bill_2008
American judge from Georgia (born 1955)
Court denied certiorari. In Wilson v. State (2007) Sears held that the Eighth Amendment precluded a ten-year prison sentence for a teenager convicted of child
Leah_Ward_Sears
2019 amendment easing divorce restrictions
The Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which altered the provisions regulating divorce
Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Thirty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
States Supreme Court found capital punishment to be in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Four years later, the Supreme Court
Hanging_in_the_United_States
include decisions that have been abrogated by subsequent constitutional amendment or by subsequent amending statutes. The longest period between the original
List of overruled United States Supreme Court decisions
List_of_overruled_United_States_Supreme_Court_decisions
2005 U.S. Supreme Court case on capital punishment
v. United States (1910) the Supreme Court has elaborated that the Eighth Amendment protects the dignity of all persons, "even those convicted of heinous
Roper_v._Simmons
following its legalisation by the aforementioned Act. In 1983, the Eighth Amendment inserted into the Constitution of Ireland a clause giving the life
Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
Abortion_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1959, amended article 334 of the Constitution
Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
American convicted rapist-killer executed in Louisiana (1978–2025)
that nitrogen hypoxia, an untested method in Louisiana, violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" and infringed on his religious
Jessie_Hoffman_Jr.
argued that the Wisconsin Act 105 violated both the Eighth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment (amendment for equal protection). This case asks if Act 105's
LGBTQ_people_in_prison
Lists the official languages of the Republic of India
Telugu and Urdu. In 1967, the 21st amendment to the constitution added Sindhi to the Eighth Schedule. The 71st Amendment, enacted in 1992, added three more
Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India
Eighth_Schedule_to_the_Constitution_of_India
Important decisions of US courts
prisoners is considered cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Runyon v. McCrary, 427 U.S. 160 (1976) Private schools that discriminate
List of landmark court decisions in the United States
List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_the_United_States
American prisoner (born 1980)
deterrent. Jones also argued that his death sentence violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, because the killing of
Julius_Jones_(prisoner)
Punishment deemed overly severe
of Rights. They were later also adopted in the United States by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified 1791) and in the British
Cruel_and_unusual_punishment
Court held that the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution did not apply to disciplinary corporal
School corporal punishment in the United States
School_corporal_punishment_in_the_United_States
is the most recent significant case regarding the Amendment's interpretation. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the imposition of excessive bail, excessive
Constitutional law of the United States
Constitutional_law_of_the_United_States
1977 United States Supreme Court case
also held that the Eighth Amendment did not apply to corporal punishment, and that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did require notice
Ingraham_v._Wright
Meals served to prisoners
against the Eighth Amendment, while another court may see it as an appropriate measure of punishment, therefore in line with the Eighth Amendment. State prisons
Prison_food
Rights adopted in 1789 included the Eighth Amendment which prohibited cruel and unusual punishment. The Fifth Amendment was drafted with language implying
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Period of the US Supreme Court since 2005
5–4 decision written by Justice Kennedy, the court ruled that the Eighth Amendment prohibits capital punishment for crimes that do not involve homicide
Roberts_Court
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the
List of clauses of the United States Constitution
List_of_clauses_of_the_United_States_Constitution
Irish political party
most members, were in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment. A referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment was held on 25 May 2018 and was approved by
Fine_Gael
Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996)
President. In August 1990, Khan dismissed Bhutto's government under the Eighth Amendment of the constitution. He claimed that this was necessary owing to her
Benazir_Bhutto
Proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would explicitly prohibit sex discrimination. It is not
Equal_Rights_Amendment
Woman who died from sepsis from being denied an abortion in Ireland
voters passed in a landslide the Thirty-Sixth Amendment of the Constitution, which repealed the Eighth Amendment and empowered the Oireachtas parliament to
Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar
Catholic prayer and meditation app
pro-choice causes, as well having fought to help successfully repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. Following criticism, Jones defended
Hallow_(app)
1986 United States Supreme Court case
opinion by Justice Marshall, reviewed the evolving standards of the Eighth Amendment to be those consistent with "the progress of a maturing society", therefore
Ford_v._Wainwright
Social movement advocating for legal access to abortion
the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution - The Citizens' Assembly". citizensassembly.ie. Retrieved March 24, 2018. "Committee on the Eighth Amendment of
Abortion-rights_movement
US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991
it was cruel and unusual and therefore unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. He was the only justice with considerable experience defending those
Thurgood_Marshall
1989 United States Supreme Court case
violated the prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In both Stanford v. Kentucky, and
Stanford_v._Kentucky
2004 murder in Skidmore, Missouri, U.S.
argued she did not understand the grounds for her execution, per the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The stay was then vacated by the Supreme
Murder_of_Bobbie_Jo_Stinnett
1977 U.S. Supreme Court case prohibiting the use of capital punishment for adult rape
and excessive punishment, and therefore unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court expanded the ban on death penalty
Coker_v._Georgia
President of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993
Nawaz Sharif and the post-Zia military establishment. Khan invoked the Eighth Amendment and dismissed Benazir's government after just 20 months, on charges
Ghulam_Ishaq_Khan
1972 U.S. Supreme Court case
inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. It was a per
Furman_v._Georgia
2008 landmark United States Supreme Court case
decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits the imposition of the
Kennedy_v._Louisiana
The Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984, inserted a new proviso
Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Forty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
2025 US executive order
argued to violate the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause and Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment
Executive_Order_14168
1962 United States Supreme Court case
landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit of particular acts
Robinson_v._California
Proposed constitutional amendment
"Possible 28th amendment debate resurfaces". Pakistan Today. Rahman, Javaid ur (May 19, 2026). "What's the controversy surrounding 28th Amendment?". The Nation
Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Twenty-Eighth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan
2019 United States Supreme Court case
Constitution's Eighth Amendment applies to state and local governments. In February 2019, the Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition
Timbs_v._Indiana
Irish anti-abortion activist
repeal of the Eighth Amendment, which passed. She was opposed to the Citizens Assembly, and has spoken in favour of keeping the Eighth Amendment on newspaper
Cora_Sherlock
Irish political party
for the Nordic model of social democracy, backed the repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the Official Secrets Act, and stated their opposition to domestic
Social_Democrats_(Ireland)
National democratic constitution
inserted into the Constitution in 1983 by the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. The Eighth Amendment recognised "the unborn" as having a right
Constitution_of_Ireland
Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
practiced violates the ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" found in the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[new archival link needed] Lower
Lethal_injection
Provision that grants special status to the Kalyana Karnataka region
It was inserted into the Constitution by the Constitution (Ninety-eighth Amendment) Act, 2012, and came into force on 1 January 2013. The article provides
Article 371J of the Constitution of India
Article_371J_of_the_Constitution_of_India
1987 United States Supreme Court case
Constitution's Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment nor its Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment. The case was brought up when the American
United_States_v._Salerno
Former constitutional provision of Pakistan
and was later ratified the same year by the Eighth Amendment. It was omitted by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1997, restored by the Legal Framework Order
Article 58(2)(b) of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article_58(2)(b)_of_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan
American murderer
State trial has been cited as influential in its interpretation of the Eighth Amendment, the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The United States'
Attina_Marie_Cannaday
2002 United States Supreme Court case
that executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishments, but that states can define who
Atkins_v._Virginia
American murderer on death row
Court's decision that the injection protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment. Baze does not dispute that he shot and killed Powell County, Kentucky
Ralph_Baze
Clauses in the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Those three types of rights are: the first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights (e.g., the Eighth Amendment); restrictions on the political process (e.g
Due_Process_Clause
1910 United States Supreme Court case
prescribed." Justices White and Holmes did not object to extending the Eighth Amendment so as to ban newly devised bodily punishments that are inhumane and
Weems_v._United_States
2008 kidnapping in Florida, U.S.
Morris appealed the Circuit Court's decision, arguing it violated the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution that protects defendants against
Rape_of_Queena_Vuong
being put to the public is “Do you approve the ratification of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the Presidential and People’s
2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum
2026_Maldivian_constitutional_referendum
referendum to determine whether the Eighth Amendment would be repealed. The Referendum on the Thirty Sixth Amendment, asked Irish citizens to change the
Human_rights_in_Ireland
President of Ireland since 2025
on same-sex marriage. In 2018, Connolly supported the repeal of the eighth amendment which allowed the Oireachtas to legislate for abortion, supporting
Catherine_Connolly
2010 United States Supreme Court case
cases of murder, was cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Terrance Jamar Graham (born January
Graham_v._Florida
Castration via anaphrodisiacal drugs
July 2006). "Incapacitation through Maiming: Chemical Castration, the Eighth Amendment, and the Denial of Human Dignity". University of St. Thomas Law Journal
Chemical_castration
1982 United States Supreme Court case
kill the victim constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment of the United States constitution. While Earl Enmund sat outside in
Enmund_v._Florida
Food served as a punishment in prisons
2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013. Natasha M. Clark. "Food In Prison: An Eighth Amendment Violation or Permissible Punishment". Jessica Leigh Hester. "Save The
Nutraloaf
Topics referred to by the same term
(disambiguation) Twenty-eighth Amendment (disambiguation) Twenty-eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a list of proposed amendments 28th century 28th
28th
Case of the European Court of Human Rights on the right to privacy under Article 8
Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution of Ireland, as inserted by the Eighth Amendment in 1983, provided that "the State acknowledges the right to life of
A,_B_and_C_v_Ireland
2010 amendment to the Pakistani constitution
power of the president to dissolve the Parliament was enacted by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan during the presidency of Gen. Muhammad
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Pakistan
6th President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988
Junejo Prime Minister but accumulated more presidential powers via the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. After Junejo signed the Geneva Accords in 1988
Zia-ul-Haq
1994 United States Supreme Court case
an inmate violates the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment. Farmer built on two previous Supreme Court decisions addressing prison
Farmer_v._Brennan
Irish conservative campaigner
via PressReader. "Fourth Meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution". Citizen's Assembly. Archived from the original
Maria_Steen
U.S.A law related to criminal sentencing
Excessive Fines Clause and the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibit certain disproportionate
United States constitutional sentencing law
United_States_constitutional_sentencing_law
587 U.S. 119 (2019) – Baze v. Rees and Glossip v. Gross govern all Eighth Amendment challenges alleging that a method of execution inflicts unconstitutionally
List of United States Supreme Court opinions involving capital punishment
List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_opinions_involving_capital_punishment
2019 United States Supreme Court case
regarding the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, barring cruel and unusual punishment. The case deals with whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits
Madison_v._Alabama
1976 United States Supreme Court case
standard of what a prisoner must plead in order to claim a violation of Eighth Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Specifically, the Court held that a
Estelle_v._Gamble
Law regulating the availability of abortion in Ireland
25 May 2018 approved the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution, which in effect repealed the Eighth Amendment and empowered the Oireachtas to legislate
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018
Health_(Regulation_of_Termination_of_Pregnancy)_Act_2018
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
Girl/Female
British, English
Prosperity; Battle
Girl/Female
Latin
Born eighth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably a nickname for a strong man.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
A Light of Fight
Girl/Female
Biblical
Eighth (an eight-stringed instrument).
Boy/Male
Latin American
Eighth.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Eighth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Boy/Male
English
From the hillslope meadow.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Light Weight; Tall and Pretty
Girl/Female
British, English
Prosperity; Battle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Boy/Male
Latin
Born eighth.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of the Right
Girl/Female
Italian American Latin Shakespearean
Born eighth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Finnish, Indian, Swedish
Shining Light; Lights
Boy/Male
French American
Born eighth.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Light; Night of Diwali; Possessor of Lights
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Ever Joyous
Boy/Male
Hindu
Atom of Love
Girl/Female
Indian
Brightness, Radiant, Splendor
Boy/Male
Tamil
A Raga used in indian music
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Supreme Lord; SA Re Ga Ma Pa Tha Ni Sha 7 Suro Ka Ek Naam
Boy/Male
Muslim
Facilitation
Boy/Male
Muslim
Young fox, Sehabie Rasool sawas
Girl/Female
Indian
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chumley.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Well Nourished Girl
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
EIGHTH AMENDMENT
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
a.
Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
v. t.
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
n.
Weight.
adv.
As the eighth in order.
a.
Seven and one; as, eight years.
n.
The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
n.
The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
n.
Variant of Height.
v. t.
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
v. t.
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
a.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
v. t.
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.
superl.
Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
n.
A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
v. t.
To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
n.
A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
a.
Eight times ten; fourscore.
v. i.
To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.
superl.
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.