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civil rights
noun plural
: the rights that every person should have regardless of his or her sex, race, or religion
Full Definition of CIVIL RIGHTS
: the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to United States citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress
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