At the time the Eighth Amendment was adopted, the Court noted, ``the word `fine' was understood to mean a payment to a sovereign as punishment for some offense.''\33\ The Eighth Amendment itself, as were antecedents of the Clause in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and in the English Bill of Rights of 1689, ``clearly was adopted with the particular intent of placing limits on the powers of the new government.''\34\ Therefore, while leaving open the issues of whether the Clause ...
A reserve of money set aside, especially for a specific purpose. Generally speaking, a nest egg refers to savings for a major expense, such as retirement. However, it may also refer to smaller expenses that nonetheless require savings. Examples of the latter include nest eggs for vacations or down payments for a house.
Top. 1  Nests contain and confine eggs and young in one place. 2  Nest structure clusters eggs and young together for efficient incubation and brooding. 3  Nests can protect and insulate eggs and young from wind, cold, and damp that could conduct heat away. 4  Tree Swallow arrival, site claiming, and pair formation take place while it's still cold. 5  Early .... Nest structure clusters eggs and young together for efficient incubation and brooding. 2  Nests can protect and insulate eggs and young from wind, cold, and damp that could conduct heat away. 3  Tree Swallow arrival, site claiming, and pair formation take place while it's still cold.