BILL OF RIGHTS


Meaning of BILL OF RIGHTS in English

Usage: often capitalized B&R

Date: 1774

: a document containing a formal statement of rights

a patients' bill of rights

specifically : a summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state — used especially of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.