Magna Carta
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Magna Carta
or
Mag·na Char·ta
[mag-nə-kÄ r-tə]
n
[Medieval Latin, literally, great charter]
: a charter of liberties signed under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the development of several modern legal and constitutional principles (as due process)
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