Instead, they were set forth later in the Bill of Rights, comprised of the first ten. amendments to the Constitution. A bill of rights was demanded by many states in return for their ratification. of the Constitution, which they felt needed to outline individual liberties as well as government structure.
Oblique muscle. (Anat.) a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; - applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
2. (Mil.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; - formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left. Noun. 1.