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civil liberty

noun

  1. the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.

  2. such a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S. by the Bill of Rights.



civil liberty

noun

  1. the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action

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Word History and Origins

Origin of civil liberty1

First recorded in 1635–45
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“This is the greatest affront to civil liberties ever attempted.”

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Madeleine Stone, senior advocacy officer at the civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, said they had been contacted by more than 35 people who have complained of being wrongly placed on facial recognition watchlists.

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A coalition of 27 press and civil liberties advocacy groups wrote to U.S.

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During the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended and much of the political opposition was jailed.

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When I was a research fellow at Human Rights Watch, I was often asked to write press releases or short reports on violations of civil liberties in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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