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civil liberty

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Noun1.civil libertycivil liberty - one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
2.civil liberty - fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
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
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


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Facts Count," a document written by a coalition of academic and civil liberty groups, debunks David Horowitz's The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Inside Higher Ed, May 9, 2006).
Perez said the commission has upheld most of the firings it has reviewed, but felt this case raised civil liberty issues: The commission couldn't essentially convict Edwards on hearsay and deny him a chance to defend himself against his accuser.
John Wilkes: The Scandalous Father of Civil Liberty, by Arthur H.
 
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