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MAGNA CHARTA. The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people many liberties which had before been invaded, ...
Magna Charta
John, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, to all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justiciars, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, ...
See Magna Charta.
Charter. 1. A deed is sometimes called a charter from its materials. 2 Bl. Com. 295. 2. The primary meaning - a deed or sealed instrument - is obsolete.
" Essentially a document for the nobility, it became the basis of individual rights as a part of the English Constitution, which is generally more custom than written documents. It is also spelled Magna Charta.
 See also: Court, Nation, Act, Public, Criminal
  
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