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civil rights

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civil rights
pl.n.
The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship, especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil liberties, due process, equal protection of the laws, and freedom from discrimination.
adj. or civ·il-rights (svl-rts)
1. Of or relating to such rights or privileges: civil rights legislation.
2. Of or relating to a political movement, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, devoted to securing equal opportunity and treatment for members of minority groups.
civil rights
Noun, pl
the personal rights of the individual citizen to have equal treatment and equal opportunities
Translations

civil rights npl → derechos mpl civiles
civil rights civil npl → droits mpl civiques
civil rights civil npl → Bürgerrechte pl
civil rights npl → diritti mpl civili


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From our Revolution to the Civil War, to the Great Depression, to the Civil Rights movement, our people have always mustered the determination to construct from these crises the pillars of our history.
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In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.
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