Definitions for civil rights
civil rights

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1. civil rightsnoun

   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, color, gender and disabilities.

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1. civil rights

   Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state without discrimination or repression. Civil rights include the ensuring of peoples' physical and mental integrity, life, and safety; protection from discrimination on grounds such as sex, race, sexual orientation, national origin, color, age, political affiliation, ethnicity, social class, religion, and disability; and individual rights such as privacy and the freedom of thought, speech, religion, press, assembly, and movement. Political rights include natural justice (procedural fairness) in law, such as the rights of the accused, including the right to a fair trial; due process; the right to seek redress or a legal remedy; and rights of participation in civil society and politics such as freedom of association, the right to assemble, the right to petition, the right of self-defense, and the right to vote. Civil and political rights form the original and main part of international human rights. They comprise the first portion of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (with economic, social, and cultural rights comprising the second portion). The theory of three generations of human rights considers this group of rights to be "first-generation rights", and the theory of negative and positive rights considers them to be generally negative rights.

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1. Civil Rights

   Legal guarantee protecting the individual from attack on personal liberties, right to fair trial, right to vote, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. (from http://www.usccr.gov/ accessed 1/31/2003)

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1. civil rightsnoun

   1.) The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. 2.) Courteous and polite rights held to be justifiably belonging to any person; human rights. 3.) Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy: let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being holy."(Revealing 22:11)"

   We tried to teach him the law by starting with civil rights.

   Etymology: Civil Law

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 11, 2023  

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   civil rights

   The rights created naturally by a form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government to create citizens rights to optimum health, human rights, right to life, socialism, socialist unity government, socialist policies, well-being, accessibility, right to work, right to equal access to public services, right to free education, right to free preschool education, equal and identical pay for all, a universal living income system, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of association and other fair and just rights that effect citizens of a local, regional or national area of a country that are created and enacted into legislation.

   Civil rights are a recognized requirement in countries around the world and are created justly and fairly.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

How to pronounce civil rights?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say civil rights in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil rights in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil rights in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of civil rights in a Sentence

1. Thomas Jefferson:

   Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.

2. Baker Jack Phillips:

   Justice Kennedy has held that tolerance is a two-way street, and Jack Phillips was not tolerated by the Civil Rights Commission of Colorado.

3. Stuart London:

   At a time when the issue of police-community relations has been at the forefront of American discourse -- especially the treatment of minorities by those charged to protect and serve them -- the U.S. attorney's office has failed to set an example for our nation. my client is gratified that he will not face a federal civil rights prosecution.

4. Jay Inslee:

   I find Indiana’s new law disturbing, particularly at a time when more and more states and people in America are embracing civil rights for everyone, washington will join other states and cities in opposing this law and I will impose an administration-wide ban on state-funded travel to Indiana.

5. President Obama:

   Not just the legends and the giants of the Civil Rights Movement like Dr. King and John Lewis, but the countless American heroes whose names aren't in the history books that aren't etched on marble somewhere — ordinary men and women from all corners of this nation, all walks of life, black and white, rich and poor, students, scholars, maids, ministers — all who marched and who sang and organized to change this country for the better.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Civil_Rights
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights