It goes along with the 8th amendment. If the amount is excessive for the crime committed, it can be considered as unusual or cruel.
Amendment 8 forbids excessive bail, excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishment. "excessive", "cruel" and "unusual" are left undefined.
The 8th amendment
The 8th Amendment
The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) states:"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"
Article VIII of the US Constitution states that no excessive bail nor heavy fines should be imposed. Cruel and unusual punishments should also not be inflicted.
The 8th Amendment prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
Bail; cruel, unusual punishment
The eighth amendment protects us from excessive fines and bail, and cruel & unusual punishment.
excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
It prohibits excessive bail/fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Amendment 8 forbids excessive bail, excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishment. "excessive", "cruel" and "unusual" are left undefined.
prevents judges form using unreasonably high bail to keep someone in jail before his/her trial. also says that unsual and cruel punishments.Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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bail and punishment (1791) excessive bail not be used, nor excessive fines imposed. no cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
unfair trial or over taxation Bail.
Excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
The 8th amendment