Definitions for "FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT"
The constitutional amendment that directs that no state can deprive a person of life, liberty ,or property without due process or equal protection of the law. Back to the Top
U.S. Constitutional Amendment governing civil rights, right to privacy, due process, and equal protection rights along with other freedoms for citizens, which are considered to be fundamental rights.
Among other matters, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without adequate due process.