fourteenth amendment

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Definition of fourteenth amendment in English English dictionary

a part of the US Constitution which gave former slaves the right to be US citizens. It gives all citizens the right to be protected by the law

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government

Hyphenation

four·teenth a·mend·ment

Turkish pronunciation

fôrtinth ımendmınt

Pronunciation

/ˈfôrˈtēnᴛʜ əˈmendmənt/ /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ əˈmɛndmənt/