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

The law has also sparked an outcry from civil liberty and digital rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

"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

It introduced civil liberty into the empire of tyranny, religion into the realm of superstition, and science into the depths of national ignorance.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various