| 词汇 | magna carta |
| 词源 | Magna Carta. The Magna Carta is the “great charter” of En- glish liberty that the nobles extorted from King John in 1215. It was intended to guard against abuses of power by the Crown, including the guarantee that no subject be kept in prison with- out trial and judgment by his peers. |
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