Definitions

civil liberty

NOUN

fundamental individual rights

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civil rights freedom freedom of religion freedom of speech

WEAK

Four Freedoms God-given right constitutional freedom constitutional rights freedom from fear freedom from want freedom of expression freedom of worship political liberty rights

Example Sentences

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But civil liberty groups are worried that its accuracy is yet to be fully established, and point to cases such as Shaun Thompson's.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

"Public safety is not compromised. Humanitarian-wise, it's a civil liberty issue."

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2022

The case was closely watched at the state and federal level by civil liberty advocates.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

“The civil liberty argument has ebbed and flowed,” said Adam Wagner, a London-based human rights lawyer and expert on Covid-related laws.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

You would be convinced that natural liberty is the gift of the beneficent Creator to the whole human race; and that civil liberty is founded on that.”

From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan