civil liberty

Noun
  1. One's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country (synset 114019147)
    is a type of: freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
    same as: political liberty
  2. Fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference (synset 105190510)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

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