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civil rights
–plural noun (often initial capital letters
)
) | 1. | rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, esp. as applied to an individual or a minority group. |
| 2. | the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks. |
Origin:
1715–25
1715–25
Related forms:
civil-rights, adjective
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Main Entry: civil right
Function: noun
: CIVIL LIBERTY; especially : any of the civil liberties guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and by the Civil Rights Acts —usually used in pl. —see also Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the IMPORTANT LAWS section
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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