civil rights

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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First Known Use of CIVIL RIGHTS

1658

Rhymes with CIVIL RIGHTS

bragging rights, dead to rights, Dolomites, human rights, northern lights, southern lights