civil liberties

civil liberty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈsɪv əl -ɚ.t̬i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈsɪv əl -ɚ.t̬i/

Definitions of civil liberties words

noun plural civil liberties A person's civil liberties are the rights they have to say, think, and do what they want as long as they respect other people's rights. 3
noun civil liberties liberties guaranteed to all individuals by law, custom, judicial interpretation, etc.; rights, as of speaking or acting as one likes, granted to citizens without governmental interference or restraint except as determined necessary for the public welfare 3
noun civil liberties the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government. 1
noun civil liberties such a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S. by the Bill of Rights. 1
noun plural civil liberties personal freedom 1
noun plural civil liberties individual freedom from abuses by government 1

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Origin of civil liberties

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45

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Parts of speech for Civil liberties

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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civil liberties popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for civil liberties

noun civil liberties

civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
freedom of religion — The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or none, and to carry out any practices in accordance with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so long as these practices do not interfere with other people's legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws, without fear of harm or prosecution.
human rights — basic civil freedoms
natural right — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.

All 6 Synonyms of civil liberties

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