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<span style="background:orange">Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor '''cruel and unusual punishment'''s inflicted.<ref>https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-8/</ref></span> | <span style="background:orange">Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor '''cruel and unusual punishment'''s inflicted.<ref>https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-8/</ref></span> | ||
The above paragraph was originally enshrined in the [[English Bill of Rights]] of 1689. | The above paragraph was originally enshrined in the [[English Bill of Rights]] of 1689.<ref>https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-eighth-amendment?modal=1</ref><ref>https://commonlaw.earth/the-english-bill-of-rights-1689/</ref> | ||