civil right
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈsɪvəl raɪt/
:
derecho civil
- In his own way, Cassius Clay was an important part of the civil rights movement.
- civil rights movement
- civil rights laws
- civil rights legislation
We, we stand up for basic civil rights for humans, don't we?
- We, we stand up for basic civil rights for humans, don't we?
- You say he expanded civil rights by repealing Don't ask, don't tell.
- So their civil rights are not being infringed upon.
- And so there we are, the birth of the Japanese American Civil rights group and this very play is happening.
- No Kennesonian, our John Sonian Civil Rights Bill can do this for us.
- You know those guys, both the blacks and the civil rights marchers in the South.
- Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act.
- Our friends and I can guarantee the civil rights program won't get a look in.
- They want to dismantle democracy, human rights and civil rights globally.
- We had the involvement and the fantastic civil rights advancement of gay marriage.
Examples
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Sit-ins were an important tactic in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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I believe that we've made the world a better place and I look towards civil rights as being my mark.
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I know my civil rights now.
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We have been deeply concerned about the problem of civil rights in Northern Ireland.
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I am a legal resident of the United States, therefore I have the same civil rights as you.
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The Great Society was with us, and so was Vietnam and the civil rights movement.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many of the major battles of the civil rights movement have already been fought.
Fiction book (2000) -
We, we stand up for basic civil rights for humans, don't we?
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Martin Luther King Jr. went on to lead many other battles in the civil rights movement.
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As a citizen, I am protected by various civil rights that ensure equality under the law.
Synonyms
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2.8
A basic freedom or protection every person should have
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4.1
A right that a country's most important law gives and protects, for example free speech
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4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
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3.2
Something a person can do or have because the law allows it
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3.3
A basic freedom that the law protects and guarantees to people
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3.6
Legal protections and choices each person has against unfair treatment
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.1
An action or not doing something that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit for money
How Fundamental
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2.8
- Formal
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4.1
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- Formal
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a right guaranteed to a citizen by law' is directly and transparently composed from 'civil' (relating to citizens/public affairs or law) + 'right' (a legal or moral entitlement). This adjective+noun composition follows regular semantic combination patterns and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Civil right comes from the idea of a right a person has as a member of a community: civil means 'citizen' and right means 'a fair claim' or freedom. That's why civil rights are the legal protections that help make sure people are treated equally.