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Buck v Bell
Important vocabulary words for Buck v. Bell Supreme Court Ruling
Term | Definition |
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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 |