Definitions for civil liberty
civ·il lib·er·ty

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1. civil liberty, political libertynoun

   one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country

2. civil libertynoun

   fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference

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1. civil liberty

   Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process. Though the scope of the term differs between countries, civil liberties may include the freedom of conscience, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to security and liberty, freedom of speech, the right to privacy, the right to equal treatment under the law and due process, the right to a fair trial, and the right to life. Other civil liberties include the right to own property, the right to defend oneself, and the right to bodily integrity. Within the distinctions between civil liberties and other types of liberty, distinctions exist between positive liberty/positive rights and negative liberty/negative rights.

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1. civil liberty

   Civil liberty refers to the individual rights and freedoms that are protected from infringement by the government and other entities. These rights are often codified in constitution, human rights legislation, and similar legal sources, encompassing freedom of speech, religion, assembly, due process under law, privacy among others. These liberties provide the foundation for a democratic society by limiting governmental power and safeguarding individual's freedom.

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1. Civil Liberty

   Civil Liberty is a civil rights organisation claiming to be autonomous of any political party in the United Kingdom. It has been alleged to be a front organisation for the British Nationalist Party, set up to raise money for the party from far-right sympathisers in the United States.

Matched Categories

1. • Civil Right
   • Freedom
   • Law

How to pronounce civil liberty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

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

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil liberty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of civil liberty in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Franklin:

   A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district - all studied and appreciated as they merit - are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty.

2. John Milton:

   When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered, and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty obtained that wise men look for.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=civil liberty
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Liberty
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=civil liberty