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Third Amendment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004908

A provision of the United States Constitution that prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent in peacetime, and only in a manner prescribed by law in wartime. This amendment reflects a historical grievance against British practices before the American Revolution. It is rarely litigated in modern jurisprudence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004908
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A provision of the United States Constitution that prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent in peacetime, and only in a manner prescribed by law in wartime. This amendment reflects a historical grievance against British practices before the American Revolution. It is rarely litigated in modern jurisprudence.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/third-amendment/"
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