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The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision.
David Boies

Meaning of "Bill of Rights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BILL OF RIGHTS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILL OF RIGHTS

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Bill of Rights is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BILL OF RIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bill of rights

A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country. The purpose of these bills is to protect those rights against infringement. The term "bill of rights" originates from England, where it refers to the Bill of Rights enacted by Parliament in 1689, following the Glorious Revolution, asserting the supremacy of Parliament over the monarch, and listing a number of fundamental rights and liberties. Bills of rights may be entrenched or unentrenched. An entrenched bill of rights cannot be modified or repealed by a country's legislature through normal procedure, instead requiring a supermajority or referendum; often it is part of a country's constitution and therefore subject to special procedures applicable to constitutional amendments. A not entrenched bill of rights is a normal statute law and as such can be modified or repealed by the legislature at will. In practice, not every jurisdiction enforces the protection of the rights articulated in its bill of rights.

Definition of Bill of Rights in the English dictionary

The first definition of Bill of Rights in the dictionary is an English statute of 1689 guaranteeing the rights and liberty of the individual subject. Other definition of Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791, which guarantee the liberty of the individual. Bill of Rights is also a statement of basic human rights and freedoms enacted by Parliament in 1960.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Bill of Rights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bill of Rights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILL OF RIGHTS

Find out the translation of Bill of Rights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bill of Rights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bill of Rights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

权利法案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Declaración de Derechos
570 millions of speakers

English

Bill of Rights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिकार विधेयक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شرعة الحقوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Билль о правах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bill of Rights
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিল অফ রাইটস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Déclaration des droits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rang Undang-Undang Hak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bill of Rights
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

権利章典
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

권리 장전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bill of Rights
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tuyên ngôn Nhân quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரிமைகள் மசோதா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विधेयक अधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Haklar Senet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Carta dei Diritti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Karta Praw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Білль про права
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bill of Rights
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Διακήρυξη των Δικαιωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Handves van Menseregte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bill of Rights
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Bill of Rights
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bill of Rights

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bill of Rights

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10 QUOTES WITH «BILL OF RIGHTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Bill of Rights.
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F. Lee Bailey
Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.
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David Boies
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision.
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James Bovard
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time.
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William J. Brennan, Jr.
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.
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Harry Browne
The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.
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Harry Browne
Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights.
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Smedley Butler
There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
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Adrian Cronauer
Without amendments we would never even have had the Bill of Rights.
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Al Franken
The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans' liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace.
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Harold H. Greene
The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILL OF RIGHTS»

Discover the use of Bill of Rights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bill of Rights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction
Akhil Reed Amar brilliantly illuminates in rich detail not simply the text, structure, and history of individual clauses of the 1789 Bill, but their intended relationships to each other and to other constitutional provisions.
Akhil Reed Amar, 2008
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James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
Here is a vividly written account of not one but several major political struggles which changed the course of American history.
Richard Labunski, 2006
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The Bill of Rights
Chronicles how the Bill of Rights came to be, as well as the freedoms it guarantees, details each of the amendments, and demonstrates how some have affected contemporary life in the United States.
Patricia Ryon Quiri, 1999
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The Bill of Rights
Describes the reasons for the Bill of Rights, key players in drafting it, and the effects it has today.
Michael Burgan, 2001
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Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights
In the era celebrating the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights, Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights reminds us once again that the idea of ensuring human rights has a long history, one as tenuous but as enduring as the story of human ...
Susan Ford Wiltshire, 1992
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The Bill of Rights in Translation: What It Really Means
How long is four score and seven years? Just what are unalienable rights? These translations make important historical documents meaningful. Each book translates the work of a primary source into a language you can understand.
Amie Jane Leavitt, 2008
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Protecting Rights Without a Bill of Rights: Institutional ...
Whatever its other pros and cons, a constitutional or statutory bill of rights for Australia would be likely to reinforce and enhance the role of pre-enactment scrutiny. As in the United Kingdom, a national bill of rights would give further force and ...
Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Professor Tom Campbell, Dr Adrienne Stone, 2013
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A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights: Curfews, ...
Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, case studies, and humorous illustrations, innovative author Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings a little understood topic vividly to life.
Kathleen Krull, 1999
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The Bill of Rights: A Primary Source Investigation Into the ...
This book chronicles the story of the creation of the amendments to our Constitution that guaranteed all citizens the basic freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right of trial by jury.
Nancy L. Stair, 2003
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Article the First of the Bill of Rights
Constitutional representation is the forgotten story of We the People.
Bryan W. Brickner, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILL OF RIGHTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bill of Rights is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anti-fracking 'bill of rights' template loses again
The template for community bill of rights protections against oil and gas fracking and related activities lost another Ohio court case last week. «Athens NEWS, Jul 15»
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Athens County Board of Elections Rejects Community Bill of Rights
Just a few days ago, CELDF suffered yet another court ruling against the so-called “Community Bill of Rights” to ban fracking. Today, the ... «NorthcentralPa.com, Jul 15»
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Restricting Second Amendment would put entire Bill of Rights in …
If they ever do, the rest of the Bill of Rights is at serious risk, if not already forfeit. The Second Amendment is the one that protects all the other ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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How High-Tech Empowers the Bill of Rights and Our Individualistic …
"James Madison Bill of Rights $5 commemorative obverse" by United States Mint image - [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia ... «LinkedIn, Jul 15»
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A Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
Every taxpayer has a set of fundamental rights. You should be aware of these rights when you interact with the Internal Revenue Service. «The Chief-Leader, Jul 15»
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Bill of Rights Committee files petition to ban injection wells, increase …
Members of the Athens County Bill of Rights Committee filed a 2,111-signature petition to the Athens County Board of Elections on Wednesday ... «The Post, Jul 15»
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San Francisco Formula Retail Worker Bill of Rights: Update as of …
The final vote on the proposed amendments to the San Francisco Formula Retail Worker Bill of Rights has been delayed until July 7, 2015. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
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Lubbock defense attorneys hold annual reading of Declaration of …
“It is where all of our rights come from is the Bill of Rights, and it's even more important in today's society, we see video of a number of things ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
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Ello Issues 'Bill Of Rights' For Social Network Privacy And …
Ello released a Bill Of Rights Wednesday to explain the guiding principles that they believe protect user privacy and promote transparency. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Rand Paul in Iowa: Defend Entire Bill of Rights
After greeting all attendees, he spoke at length on the importance of protecting the entire Bill of Rights. It was the first day on Paul's two-day, ... «Caffeinated Thoughts, Jul 15»

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