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civil liberty

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Definition of civil liberty

noun

[mass noun]
  • the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech: under Conservative rule civil liberty became seriously eroded [as modifier]:civil liberty groups
  • (civil liberties) a person’s rights to be subject only to laws established for the good of the community: growing threats to our civil liberties

Derivatives

civil libertarian

noun

civil liberty in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of civil liberty in the US English dictionary