美国宪法第七修正案
美國憲法修正案
《美利坚合众国宪法》第七修正案（英语：Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution）简称“第七修正案”（Amendment VII），是美国权利法案的一部分，它规定了陪审团制度的权威性，于1791年12月15日生效。
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In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
- 译文：在普通法的诉讼中，其争执价额超过二十美元，由陪审团审判的权利应受到保护。由陪审团裁决的事实，合众国的任何法院除非按照普通法规则，不得重新审查。
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注：1800年时的二十美元，币值相当于约2020年时的三百美元
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