"bill of rights" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bills of rights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bills of rights}} bill of rights (plural bills of rights)
  1. (law) A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people. Wikipedia link: bill of rights Categories (topical): Law Translations (formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people): 權利法案 /权利法案 (quánlì fǎ'àn) (Chinese Mandarin), oikeuksien julistus (Finnish), déclaration de droits [feminine] (French), Rechtecharta [feminine] (German), 権利章典 (kenri shōten) (alt: けんり しょうてん) (Japanese), 권리장전 (gwollijangjeon) (alt: 權利章典) (Korean), билль о права́х (billʹ o praváx) [masculine] (Russian), declaración de derechos [feminine] (Spanish), katipunan ng mga karapatan (Tagalog)

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