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

Locke also differentiates between natural liberty, which grows out of natural law, and civil liberty, which is the product of governance by a commonwealth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

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

From Salon • Jun. 12, 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

Here the popular patriot exclaimed, “Was the great revolution of civil liberty made only for the prince’s safety?”

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac