Mag·na Car·ta
noun/ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə/
/ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːrtə/
- a document officially stating the political and legal rights of the English people, that King John was forced to sign in 1215 (often referred to as the basis for modern English law)
《大宪章》，《英格兰大宪章》（1215 年英王约翰被迫签署，保障英格兰公民的政治和法律权利，常被视作现代英格兰法律的基础） CultureMagna Carta limited the king's power and gave new rights to the barons and the people. Some of these rights are basic to modern British law, for example the right to have a trial before being sent to prison. Four of the original copies of the Magna Carta still exist, two in the British Library and one each in the cathedrals of Salisbury and Lincoln.