It provides against “unreasonable seizures” of “persons.” I suppose the main idea of this amendment was to secure the citizen against “unreasonable seizure,” even in cases where he should afterwards, and at some time, be brought to trial according to the forms of the common law.
Mann discusses the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable seizures, highlighting its relevance to personal freedom.
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