civil rights en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- (plural, plural-normally) The rights that can reasonably be expected by any citizen.
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| civil right | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Deriveds
civil rights movement · snivel rights · civil rightist
Relateds
neuroright · absolute right · natural right · human right · civil liberties · fundamental right
Translations (35)
de Bürgerrechte (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · cmn 民權 /民权 (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · da borgerrettigheder (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · hu polgárjog (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ms hak awam (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · is borgaraleg réttindi (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ka სამოქალაქო უფლებები (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · nl burgerrechten (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ca drets civils (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · hi नागरिक अधिकार (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · hu állampolgári jog (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · es derechos humanos (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · pl prawa obywatelskie (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · sv medborgerliga rättigheter (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · it diritti civili (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · fi kansalaisoikeudet (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · sq të drejtat e qytetarëve (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ru гражда́нские права́ (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · sq të drejtat e qytetarit (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · sq të drejtat civile (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · haw pono kīwila (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · tl bayanhing karapatan (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · de Grundrechte (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ja 民権 (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · eu eskubide zibilak (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · da borgerlige rettigheder (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ja 公民権 (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ro drepturi civile (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · fr droits civiques (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ms hak sivil (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · pt direitos civis (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · cmn 公民權 /公民权 (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · cs občanská práva (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · ga cearta sibhialta (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) · yue 民權 /民权 (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances)