Bill of Rights, the BrE AmE
part of the US ↑ constitution (=the basic laws of the country that cannot easily be changed) which is a list of the rights of US citizens, for example freedom of speech (=the right to say what you want to say, including criticizing the government) , and freedom of religion. In the original Bill of Rights (1791), ten rights were listed (=ten ↑ amendment s ), but since then several more have been added. ⇨ ↑ Constitution of the United States , ↑ First Amendment