ALL meanings of civil liberties
civil liberty
C c - 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 plural civil liberties personal freedom 1
- noun plural civil liberties individual freedom from abuses by government 1
- 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 civil liberties Civil rights and freedoms such as the freedom from enslavement, freedom from torture, and right to a fair trial. 0