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Civil Right

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Civil Rights
possessive
Civil Right's
pluralpossessive
Civil Rights'