civil liberty
the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.
such a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S. by the Bill of Rights.
Origin of civil liberty
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How to use civil liberty in a sentence
This is my big idea in How Sex Became a civil liberty: We made it up.
Leigh Ann Wheeler, the author of How Sex Became a civil liberty, on how civil libertarians invented sexual liberties.
Before Fort Sumter, Gordon, a lawyer, defended slavery as “the hand-maid of civil liberty.”
These resolves condemned the Stamp Act and defiantly acclaimed the rights which they considered essential to civil liberty.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyOur civil liberty affords us a sufficient foundation, and our liberty leads us to absolute verity in art.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
The Searcher of hearts knows that every pulsation of mine beats high and strong in the cause of civil liberty.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII | John LordNothing is more natural than the transition from civil liberty to religious freedom.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete | Friedrich SchillerWhile, as has been said, this desire for civil liberty was extending, so also was the Reformation making great progress.
The Woodcutter of Gutech | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for civil liberty
the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
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