English Dictionary

First Amendment

固有名詞

The amendment to the constitution of the United States pertaining to freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

日本語の意味

アメリカ合衆国憲法における最初の修正条項で、言論の自由、宗教の自由、報道の自由などの基本的人権を保障する規定を指す。

The journalist invoked the First Amendment to argue that the government could not block publication of the investigative report.

そのジャーナリストは、表現の自由・信教の自由・報道の自由を保障する米国憲法修正第1条を引用して、政府がその調査報道の掲載を差し止めることはできないと主張した。

意味（1）

The amendment to the constitution of the United States pertaining to freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

The claimant believed his First Amendment rights had been violated, but the judge was unsure of whether it was a First Amendment issue.