Thirteenth Amendment
/ˌθɜːrˈtiːnθ əˈmɛndmənt/
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- (n.) An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1865, that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
The Thirteenth Amendment legally ended slavery throughout the United States.
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- thirteenth amendment
- thirteenth amendments
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Commentary
The Thirteenth Amendment is foundational in U.S. constitutional law regarding civil rights and is the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments.
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