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civil liberty
noun
: the right of people to do or say things that are not illegal without being stopped or interrupted by the government
Full Definition of CIVIL LIBERTY
: freedom from arbitrary governmental interference (as with the right of free speech) specifically by denial of governmental power and in the United States especially as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights —usually used in plural
— civil libertarian noun or adjective
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First Known Use of CIVIL LIBERTY
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