charter

Meaning

Noun

1. A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
2. A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
3. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
4. The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
5. A deed (legal contract).
6. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
7. a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity

Adj

Leased or hired.

Verb

1. To grant or establish a charter.
2. To lease or hire something by charter.
3. (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.

Concepts

charter

lease

rent

hire

license

privilege

freight

engage

constitution

contract

warrant

requisition

borrow

certificate

grant

regulations

take

affreight

licence

reserve

code

compact

covenant

authorize

statute

decree

firman

chirograph

diploma

incorporation

article

preference

priority

immunity

affreightment

agreement

stipulation

bargaining

deed

instrument

permit

qualification

charter of concession

chartered concession

letter patent

code of laws

hire out

let

rent out

tenant

rules

statutes

card

letter

employment

chart

employ

Hyphenated as

char‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/

Etymology

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.