bill of rights
noun phrase
variants
or Bill of Rights
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usually Bill of Rights
: a summary of fundamental rights and privileges that a government guarantees to the people
—used especially of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States. And it specifies that "the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."—
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: a document containing a formal statement of rights
a patients' bill of rights
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Allred has also gone so far as to oppose a parents' bill of rights that would give people the ability to intervene in their daughters competing and sharing locker rooms with biological males at public schools.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the absence of a constitution, a bill of rights, or even a formal citizenship law, this group had ambiguous status, and the Israeli government developed contradictory approaches to it.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
And Israelis must finally adopt a full bill of rights.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
There have been no efforts since, aside from a few provisions in a farmworker bill of rights law signed in 2021 by Gov. Jared Polis.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the absence of a constitution, a bill of rights, or even a formal citizenship law, this group had ambiguous status, and the Israeli government developed contradictory approaches to it.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
And Israelis must finally adopt a full bill of rights.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
There have been no efforts since, aside from a few provisions in a farmworker bill of rights law signed in 2021 by Gov. Jared Polis.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Bill of rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bill%20of%20rights. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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