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Magna Carta

The Magna Carta is defined as a legal document signed by King John of England on June 15, 1215 which stopped taxation without legislative approval and guaranteed a trial or legal process before taking a person's liberty or property.

(noun)

An example of the Magna Carta was a document that gave the Englishman the right to have a trial before his property was taken due to unpaid back taxes.

See Magna Carta in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or Magna Charta

the great charter that King John of England was forced by the English barons to grant at Runnymede, June 15, 1215, traditionally interpreted as guaranteeing certain civil and political liberties

Origin: ML, lit., great charter

See Magna Carta in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Mag·na Char·ta

noun

The charter of English political and civil liberties granted by King John at Runnymede in June 1215.
A document or piece of legislation that serves as a guarantee of basic rights.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: : Latin magna, great

Origin: + charta, charter

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