ratified

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The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, begins: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would go forward with agreement pending the EU top court's ruling on its legality after Argentina and Uruguay ratified the agreement Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Benjamin was also granted deportation protection under the Convention Against Torture, a legally binding international treaty that has been ratified by Washington.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It will have to be ratified by both the UK and European Parliaments.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

In early 1863, the war was going badly in the North and it was not clear that the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution—which abolished slavery—would pass Congress and be ratified by the states.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling