civil right

Definition of civil right

1.a legal right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship, including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of congress, including the right to legal and social and economic equality.

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civil liberty, civil rights, equal opportunity, equal protection of the laws, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, freedom from discrimination, freedom from double jeopardy, freedom from involuntary servitude, freedom from search and seizure, freedom from self-incrimination, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to bear arms, habeas corpus, human right, jurisprudence, law, privilege against self incrimination, right to an attorney, right to confront accusors, right to due process, right to speedy and public trial by jury
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