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civil right

civil right is the singular of civil rights.

Meaning of civil rights

Noun

civil rights pl (normally plural, singular civil right)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The rights that can reasonably be expected by any citizen.
  2. (US, plural, plural-normally) Those rights which are guaranteed protection by the US Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.
    • The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10

Forms of civil right

pluralcivil rights

Questions about civil right

What is civil right the singular of?
Civil right is the singular of civil rights.

Words near civil right in the dictionary

  1. civil power
  2. civil powers
  3. civil procedure
  4. civil registries
  5. civil registry
  6. civil right
  7. civil rightist
  8. civil rightists
  9. civil rights
  10. civil rights movement
  11. civil rights movements

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