美國憲法第七修正案
美國憲法修正案
《美利堅合眾國憲法》第七修正案（英語：Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution）簡稱「第七修正案」（Amendment VII），是美國權利法案的一部分，它規定了陪審團制度的權威性，於1791年12月15日生效。
內容
編輯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.
- 譯文：在普通法的訴訟中，其爭執價額超過二十美元，由陪審團審判的權利應受到保護。由陪審團裁決的事實，合眾國的任何法院除非按照普通法規則，不得重新審查。
附註
編輯註：1800年時的二十美元，幣值相當於約2020年時的三百美元
註釋
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