Magna Carta
or Mag·na Char·ta
the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties.
Origin of Magna Carta
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Jay-Z Announces New Album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ for July 4 | Marlow Stern | June 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLangton guided the barons in their demands on the king which were expressed in Magna Carta.
This provision was omitted from Magna Carta, except so far as it related to aids from the citizens of London.
No chapter corresponding to this is found in the Articles and none was inserted in the reissues of Magna Carta.
Even before Magna Carta was signed he had set to work to destroy it, and he now turned to this task with renewed vigour.
Magna Carta throws much light on the condition of England in the early 13th century.
British Dictionary definitions for Magna Carta
Magna Charta
/ (ˈmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə) /
English history the charter granted by King John at Runnymede in 1215, recognizing the rights and privileges of the barons, church, and freemen
Origin of Magna Carta
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Cultural definitions for Magna Carta
A list of rights and privileges that King John of England signed under pressure from English noblemen in 1215. It established the principles that the king could not levy taxes without consent of his legislature, or parliament, and that no free man in England could be deprived of liberty or property except through a trial or other legal process.
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