bill of rights

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.

Proper noun

1. 1
   The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that guarantee certain personal rights and freedoms.
2. 2
   An Act of Parliament enacted in 1689 that guarantees certain human rights and regulates the succession to the British Crown.
3. 3
   a legislation or part of the constitution that guarantee human rights, and sometimes relief by courts when they are infringed.