Found 2 items, similar to civil right.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: civil right civil right n : right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality [syn: civil rights ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: civil right civil right \civil right\, civil rights \civil rights\ a legal right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship, including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of congress, including the right to legal and social and economic equality. [WordNet 1.5]