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Noun: First Amendment to the United States Constitution
  1. (law) an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
    - First Amendment

Type of: amendment

Part of: Bill of Rights

Encyclopedia: First Amendment to the United States Constitution