7th Amendment
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In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be pre- served, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexam- ined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
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In the 7th amendment, tries can decide civil cases. It is possible to harm someone and have it not be a crime, but the injured people can be sued for money or property.
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