PRIVATE BILL OFFICE
\pɹˈa͡ɪvət bˈɪl ˈɒfɪs], \pɹˈaɪvət bˈɪl ˈɒfɪs], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t b_ˈɪ_l ˈɒ_f_ɪ_s]\
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An office of the English parliament where the business of obtaining private acts of parliament is conducted. 6. A solemn and formal legislative declaration of popular rights and liberties, promulgated on certain extraordinary occasions, as the famous Bill of Rights in English history.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Platidiam
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