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The legal doctrine that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]] implicitly "incorporates" many of the provisions of the [[Bill of Rights (United States) |Bill of Rights]] and applies them to state governments. | The legal doctrine holding that the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]] implicitly "incorporates" many of the provisions of the [[Bill of Rights (United States) |Bill of Rights]] and applies them to state governments. | ||
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Incorporation (U.S. constitutional law) [r]: The legal doctrine holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution implicitly "incorporates" many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights and applies them to state governments.