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Mag⋅na Car⋅ta

[mag-nuh kahr-tuh]
–noun
1. the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
2. any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties.
Also, Magna Charta.


Origin:
1425–75; late ME < ML
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Main Entry: Mag·na Car·ta
Variant: or Mag·na Char·ta /'mag-n&-'kär-t&/
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, great charter
: a charter of liberties signed under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the development of several modern legal and constitutional principles (as due process)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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