Reform Bill

American

noun

English History.

any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

Reform Bill British

noun

history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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The proposed change is contained in an amendment to the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform Bill which has been tabled by Liberal Democrat MSP Jamie Greene.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill sets out some of the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in Scotland in recent times.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

A spokesman for the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities said the Renters Reform Bill which is going through Parliament would deliver "a fairer, more secure, and higher quality private rented sector".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

The Renters Reform Bill will push ahead with a plan to end no-fault evictions in England, four years after the legislation was first promised.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

This dignified and permanent position he resigned again to became Chancellor following the passing of the Reform Bill.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

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