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| Mag·na Car·ta [ màgnə krtə ] (plural Mag·na Car·tas) or Mag·na Char·ta [ mágnə chrtə ] (plural Mag·na Char·tas) |
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1. charter granting rights: a charter establishing the rights of English barons and free citizens, granted by King John at Runnymede in 1215 and regarded as the basis of civil and political liberty in England
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2. document acknowledging rights: a document that recognizes or guarantees rights, privileges, or liberties
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