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Meaning
Noun
●
A
document
issued
by some
authority
,
creating
a public or
private
institution
, and
defining
its
purposes
and privileges.
●
A
similar
document
conferring
rights
and
privileges
on a person,
corporation
etc.
●
A
contract
for the
commercial
leasing
of a
vessel
, or
space
on a
vessel
.
●
The
temporary
hiring
or
leasing
of a vehicle.
●
A
deed
(legal contract).
●
A
special
privilege
,
immunity
, or exemption.
⚠️
In British English & Directives:
a
provision
whose
unintended consequence
would be to
encourage
an
undesirable
activity
Adj
●
Leased or hired.
Verb
●
To
grant
or
establish
a charter.
●
To
lease
or
hire
something by charter.
●
In Canadian English & Law:
(of a
peace officer
) To
inform
(an
arrestee
) of their
constitutional
rights
under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
charter
English
chartre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
chartula
Latin
-ula
Latin
charta
Latin
χάρτης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
χαράσσω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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