[{"word":"charters","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A deed (legal contract).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in a noun phrase with another noun which is either an agent or action) a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"2005 November 30, Stephen Foley \"The market where 'caveat emptor' has become a charter for fraud\" The Independent, London"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charter","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charters"]}]