bill of rights
noun
Simple meaning
A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
biluhvrytsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɪˈlʌvˈɹaɪts
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
law
A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.
law
A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
us
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that guarantee certain personal rights and freedoms.
uk
An Act of Parliament enacted in 1689 that guarantees certain human rights and regulates the succession to the British Crown.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.
Used this way, bill of rights is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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