Amparo

/amˈpɑːroʊ/ noun

Protection or shelter, especially in Latin American legal systems referring to a legal action that protects someone's constitutional rights.

From Spanish 'amparo' meaning 'protection' or 'shelter,' from Latin 'amparare.' In Spanish-speaking countries, it became a formal legal term for a constitutional remedy that guards individual rights against government overreach.

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