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Buck v Bell
Important vocabulary words for Buck v. Bell Supreme Court Ruling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fourteenth Amendment | All citizens guaranteed protection of laws |
| due process of law | fair legal proceedings |
| feebleminded | lacking in intelligence |
| defective | broken or missing a part |
| menace | a burden |
| heredity | trait that can be passed from one generation to the next |
| insanity | not sane; crazy |
| imbecility | stupidity |
| detriment | harm |
| welfare | health, happiness and fortunes of a person or group |
| Incompetence | unable to carry out one’s duties |
| Degenerate | immoral |
| Compulsory | forced |