bill of rights
noun phrase
variants
or Bill of Rights
: a document containing a formal statement of rights
a patients' bill of rights
specifically
: a summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state
—used especially of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Examples of bill of rights in a Sentence
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As a measure of that, the group successfully lobbied Kansas City to pass a tenants bill of rights and an ordinance that prohibits landlords from refusing to accept federal housing vouchers from renters.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Prior to that case, McAllister said, the court had largely treated Kansas’ bill of rights as the equivalent of federal rights.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But Osborn, board chair of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, which put forward its own Bill of Rights nearly a decade ago, is suspicious of the groups involved in the new bill of rights and the framing of their approach.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Hernandez is a group member and spoke about how the members' experiences came to inspire the bill of rights.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
And this past summer, New York City became the first city in the nation to pass a homeless bill of rights.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Utah and Arkansas are among the states that have passed digital privacy laws or bills of rights to limit the use of social media by minors or restrict social media companies’ use of customer information.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
Multiyear effort in Michigan In pushing for a homeless bill of rights in Michigan, Dievendorf is resurrecting legislation that died in 2016 and 2017.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
In 2021, heiress and media mogul Paris Hilton spoke on Capitol Hill in support of a bill of rights for teenagers in congregate care facilities.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Prior to that case, McAllister said, the court had largely treated Kansas’ bill of rights as the equivalent of federal rights.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But Osborn, board chair of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, which put forward its own Bill of Rights nearly a decade ago, is suspicious of the groups involved in the new bill of rights and the framing of their approach.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Hernandez is a group member and spoke about how the members' experiences came to inspire the bill of rights.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
And this past summer, New York City became the first city in the nation to pass a homeless bill of rights.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Utah and Arkansas are among the states that have passed digital privacy laws or bills of rights to limit the use of social media by minors or restrict social media companies’ use of customer information.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
Multiyear effort in Michigan In pushing for a homeless bill of rights in Michigan, Dievendorf is resurrecting legislation that died in 2016 and 2017.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
In 2021, heiress and media mogul Paris Hilton spoke on Capitol Hill in support of a bill of rights for teenagers in congregate care facilities.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
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