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BILL OF RIGHTS (AMERICAN)
BILL OF RIGHTS (AMERICAN)
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a document that describes the
fundamental
rights
of citizens in the United
States
. Among other provisions, the
Bill
of
Rights
protects the freedoms of
speech
,
religion
,
assembly
and the
press
; restricts governmental
rights
of search and seizure; and
lists
several
rights
of persons accused of
crimes
(including a
clause
which
states
that a person is not compelled in any
criminal
case
to be a
witness
against himself).