WorldAugust 8, 2026

framers

FRAY-merz

Definition

The individuals who designed and wrote the United States Constitution.

Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'framen,' meaning to construct or form. It entered the American political lexicon to specifically describe the delegates who gathered at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

In the news

The article refers to the framers to explain the original intent behind the Fifth Amendment, which protects citizens against self-incrimination. Understanding their perspective is key to interpreting the constitutional rights established at the nation's founding.

'Pleading the Fifth' invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in U.S. society

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