civil right, n.
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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civil right
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
civil liberty
habeas corpus
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
freedom to bear arms
freedom from search and seizure
right to due process
freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination
freedom from double jeopardy
right to speedy and public trial by jury
right to an attorney
right to confront accusors
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
freedom from involuntary servitude
equal protection of the laws
freedom from discrimination
equal opportunity