Civil Liberty (UK) — Civil Liberty is a civil rights organisation claiming to be autonomous of any political party in the United Kingdom. It has been incorrectly alleged to be a front organisation for the British Nationalist Party, set up to raise money for the party … Wikipedia
Civil liberty — Liberty Lib er*ty (l[i^]b [ e]r*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberties} ( t[i^]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert[ e], fr. L. libertas, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}.] 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
civil liberty — Civil liberty (or liberties) refers to those areas in which governmental power should rarely intrude on the free choice of individuals. It restrains the interference of government, marking out a sphere of governmental inactivity. Examples… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
civil liberty — ► NOUN 1) freedom of action and speech subject to laws established for the good of the community. 2) (civil liberties) one s rights to this. DERIVATIVES civil libertarian noun … English terms dictionary
civil liberty — n [U] also civil liberties the right of all citizens to be free to do whatever they want while respecting the rights of other people … Dictionary of contemporary English
civil liberty — noun 1. one s freedom to exercise one s rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country • Syn: ↑political liberty • Hypernyms: ↑freedom 2. fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental… … Useful english dictionary
civil liberty — Usually, civil liberties. 1. the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government. 2. such a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S.… … Universalium
civil liberty — civ′il lib′erty n. 1) gov Often, civil liberties. a fundamental right, as freedom of speech, guaranteed to an individual by the laws of a country (as the Bill of Rights in the U.S.) 2) gov the liberty of an individual to exercise such a right… … From formal English to slang
civil liberty — noun freedom of action and speech subject to laws established for the good of the community. ↘(civil liberties) one s rights to this. Derivatives civil libertarian noun … English new terms dictionary
civil liberty — noun Date: 1644 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 •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
