bill of rights
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Tweet n. pl. bills of rights 1. A formal summary of those rights and liberties considered essential to a people or group of people: a consumer bill of rights. 2. Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791 to protect certain rights of citizens. 3. Bill of Rights A declaration of certain rights of subjects, enacted by the English Parliament in 1689. |
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