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The Third Amendment addressed colonists’ grievances with British soldiers, and has since played only a small role in legal cases.
Third Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, that prohibits the involuntary quartering of soldiers in private homes. As a matter of constitutional law, it has become one marginally cited piece of the fabric of privacy-rights jurisprudence.
Third Amendment. Described by some as “a preference for the Civilian over the Military,” the Third Amendment forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen’s home during peacetime and requires the process to be “prescribed by law” in times of war.
The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the federal government cannot house soldiers in a person's home without their consent. This straightforward amendment has generated little debate about its meaning or interpretation.
The Third Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime.
The Third Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the consent of the homeowner, a protection that has helped to promote the privacy and sanctity of the American home. The Third Amendment was adopted in 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights.
Third Amendment: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. The Third Amendment limits the federal government’s ability to use private homes as lodging for soldiers.
Third Amendment. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits, in peacetime, the government from lodging soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner of the home.
These British actions lay behind the Continental Congress’s expressions of American grievance. In its Declaration and Resolves on October 14, 1774, Congress protested the presence in a time of peace of a standing army and the quartering of troops in the colonies without their consent.