English-French translations for magna carta

• Magna Carta
  Selon la Magna Carta, les Anglais ont le droit à la rébellion légitime. Under Magna Carta, the English have the right of lawful rebellion.
  J'ai peur de devoir dire que le traité de Lisbonne n'est que le pâle reflet de notre Magna Carta. I am afraid to say that the Lisbon Treaty is a pale shadow of our Magna Carta.
  Non merci, nous avons déjà notre droit, incarné par la grande et merveilleuse Magna Carta de 1215, complétée par le Bill of Rights de 1689. No thanks - we have got our rights already, embodied in the great and wonderful Magna Carta of 1215, supplemented by the Bill of Rights of 1689.

Definition of magna carta

• A charter grant#Verb|granted by w:John, King of England|King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215, which is one of the bases of English constitutional tradition; a physical#Adjective|physical copy#Noun|copy of this charter, or a later version
• A landmark#Adjective|landmark document#Noun|document that sets out right#Noun|rights or important principles

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• magnanimous
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