bill of rights

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A formal summary of those rights and liberties considered essential to a people or group of people.
• noun The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791 to protect certain rights of citizens.
• noun A declaration of certain rights of subjects, enacted by the English Parliament in 1689.

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• noun A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people

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• noun a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)