Ninth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the rights enumerated in the Constitution would not be construed as denying or jeopardizing other rights of the people.

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Example Sentences

The Ninth Amendment reads: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

The Ninth Amendment, which provides that the “enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” codifies that essential idea.

From Slate • May 18, 2022

One right the courts have said may be at least partially based on the Ninth Amendment is a general right to privacy, discussed later in the chapter.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Tribe was particularly impressed by Schreck’s analysis of the Ninth Amendment, which, he said, “a number of contemporary scholars don’t really understand.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

The Ninth Amendment also captures a deeper insight: It would have taken impossible foresight for the framers to list every conceivable right the people would regard as fundamental.

From Washington Post