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civil liberty
noun
the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.
such a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S. by the Bill of Rights.
civil liberty
noun
the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of civil liberty1
Example Sentences
Let’s start with what I hope does not come next: a dramatic event like the 1933 Reichstag Fire that became an excuse for declaring a national emergency and suspending civil liberties.
“This is the greatest affront to civil liberties ever attempted.”
Madeleine Stone, senior advocacy officer at the civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, said they had been contacted by more than 35 people who have complained of being wrongly placed on facial recognition watchlists.
A coalition of 27 press and civil liberties advocacy groups wrote to U.S.
During the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended and much of the political opposition was jailed.
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