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What is the main idea of this amendment VIII from the bill of rights

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basically what it says no cruel or unusual punishment and excessive fines an example would be like being fined 4 million dollars for refusing to pay a ticket and imprisonment for 50 years  
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citizens are free from extreme penalties

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