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Noun: civil liberty  'si-vul 'li-bu(r)-tee
  1. One's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
    - political liberty
     
  2. (law) fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference

Derived forms: civil liberties

Type of: civil right, freedom

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