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noun Usually civil liberties.
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.
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Origin of civil liberty
First recorded in 1635–45
Words nearby civil liberty
civilize, civilized, civil law, civil libertarian, civil liberties, civil liberty, civil list, civilly, civil marriage, civil partnership, civil righter
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British Dictionary definitions for civil liberty
civil liberty
noun
the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
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