ALL meanings of civil rights
civ·il rights
C c - noun plural 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. 3
- noun plural civil rights the personal rights of the individual citizen, in most countries upheld by law, as in the US 3
- noun plural civil rights of, relating to, or promoting equality in social, economic, and political rights 3
- noun civil rights those rights guaranteed to the individual by the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and by other acts of Congress; esp., the right to vote, exemption from involuntary servitude, and equal treatment of all people with respect to the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property and to the protection of law 3
- noun plural civil rights individual rights in a society, 1
- noun civil rights (US) Those rights which are expressly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender and disabilities. 0