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guarded rights

guarded rights noun: those rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.

Noun

guarded rights pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Those rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.
    • At the time, persons thought that if the fledgling government designed an exclusive list of guarded rights, then whatever rights were not on the list would be compromised by the authorities.
    • The Loophole In Guarded Rights1952, L. Ron Hubbard, Journal of Scientology Issue 4-G, Hubbard Association of Scientologists Inc., page 1

Questions about guarded rights

What does guarded rights mean?
Guarded rights means those rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.
What part of speech is guarded rights?
Guarded rights is a noun.

Words near guarded rights in the dictionary

  1. Guardbridge
  2. guarde
  3. guarded
  4. guarded against
  5. guarded one's tongue
  6. guarded rights
  7. guardedly
  8. guardedness
  9. guardednesses
  10. guardee
  11. guardeen

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