first amendment

1. 1.

   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

   Broaderamendment

   Part ofBill of Rights

   law

Questions about first amendment

What does first amendment mean?

first amendment means "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".

Is first amendment a common word?

first amendment is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.