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Bill of Rights

Definition of Bill of Rights

noun

Law
  • a statement of the rights of a class of people, in particular:
  • the English constitutional settlement of 1689, confirming the deposition of James II and the accession of William and Mary, guaranteeing the Protestant succession, and laying down the principles of parliamentary supremacy.
  • the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791.

Bill of Rights in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Bill of Rights in the US English dictionary