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civil right

NOUN

civil liberties

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freedom freedom of religion freedom of speech human rights

WEAK

God-given rights civil liberties constitutional rights freedoms freedoms of citizens legal rights natural rights rights rights of citizenship unalienable rights

Example Sentences

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“At its core, this lawsuit is about protecting a fundamental civil right: the right to rent, buy, or live in housing without discrimination.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

As the legal fight continues, advocates warn that accessibility is increasingly treated as an inconvenience rather than a civil right — a shift with consequences far beyond a single White House briefing.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

"We are here to claim our victory. We are making a peaceful march, which is a civil right for all Cameroonians - for everyone," another protester said.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

Ife Jones, a first-year student at Emory University in Atlanta, linked her current activism to the 1960s civil right movement, which her family had participated in.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

Every civil right has for its foundation some natural right fore-existing in the individual, but to the enjoyment of which his individual power is not, in all cases, sufficiently competent.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon