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First′ Amend′ment, 
  1. American History, Governmentan amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.

'First Amendment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Twenty-first Amendment

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