The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is one of the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, ratified on December 15, 1791:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Abridge (Merriam-Webster Dictionary): a-To make shorter; to diminish; curtail. b-To shorten. . . c-To deprive; to cut off; as to abridge a person of his rights.

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