First Amendment

First Amendment may refer to the:

First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was effected by the First Amendment of the Constitution Act 1939, and signed into law on 2 September 1939 The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress

Dictionary

-proper noun

The first of ten amendments to the constitution of the United States, collectively known as the Bill of Rights.

-adjective

(US) Of or relating to said amendment.
(US, law) Of or relating to free speech in general.

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