charter of rights
101charter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chartre, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta Date: 13th century 1. a written instrument or contract (as a deed) executed in due form 2. a. a grant or guarantee of… …
102charter — 1. noun a) a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges b) a similar document conferring rights and privileges on a pers …
103Charter of the Union of Cities — Also known as the Charter of 25 Seals, the Charter of the Union of Cities was drafted on 18 February 1372. Under its terms, burgomasters, aldermen, jurors, and councillors of 44 cities and towns in Brabant undertook to aid each other in… …
104Charter 88 — By the end of the 1980s, concern was growing over the perceived erosion of civil liberties under the Thatcher administration and the inadequacies of Britain’s unwritten constitution. Consequently, Charter 88 was founded with the support of… …
105charter — I. n. 1. Act of incorporation, patent of rights and immunities. 2. (Rare.) Right, privilege, prerogative, immunity, franchise, liberty. II. v. a. 1. Incorporate, establish by charter, grant by charter. 2. Let or hire (a ship or other means of… …
106Charter of 1814 — The French Charter of 1814 was a constitution granted by King Louis XVIII of France shortly after his restoration. The Congress of Vienna demanded that Louis bring in a constitution of some form before he was restored. It guaranteed many of the… …
107charter — [ˈtʃɑːtə] noun I 1) [C] a document that describes the aims of an organization or the rights of a group of people 2) [C/U] the process of hiring a boat, plane, or bus, or the vehicle that is hired II verb [T] charter [ˈtʃɑːtə] to hire a boat,… …
108Charter of Fundamental Social Rights — The title of the original 1988 document which later became the Social Charter or Social Chapter, setting out a code of practice that dealt with living and working conditions, training and equal opportunities, gender equality, underprivileged… …
109Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 — The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) was a controversial law legalising euthanasia passed by Australia s Northern Territory in 1995, and nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament.Passed by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly… …
110Charter Rolls — A record of the grants or confirmation of grants of land and rights made by the king. Those surviving date from 1199. Cf. Pipe Rolls …
