Third Amendment

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime.

Example Sentences

There are three entire books on the Third Amendment, for crying out loud—and that’s the obscure one about how you don’t have to quarter soldiers in your home without your consent.

From Slate

What about your third amendment, the one for removing the president from office for maladministration?

From Salon

“I will defend my Second Amendment right to use my musket to defend my Third Amendment right to never, ever allow a British soldier to live in my house.”

From New York Times

Remember last month when the Third Amendment — yes, that Third Amendment, the one about quartering soldiers — was trending on Twitter?

From New York Times

Kinzinger said the move by Bowser cannot be justified under the Constitution’s Third Amendment, which prohibits a homeowner from hosting troops without their consent.

From Fox News