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单词 civil liberty
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Definition of civil liberty in English:

civil liberty

noun
mass noun
  • 1The state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech.

    公民自由(尤指行动和言论自由)

    security measures can be taken without seriously compromising privacy and civil liberty
    as modifier civil liberty groups
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the six-page summary report does not address the frustration that has been expressed by civil liberty advocates, defense lawyers and the families of prisoners.
    • The core value of constitutionalism, enshrined in the conception of a limited government, is to limit the State power, to prevent it from eroding civil liberty.
    • But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough.
    • The existing law about involuntary commitment is the result of a long dialectic between an attitude of paternalism toward the mentally ill and ideals of personal freedom and civil liberty.
    • The objectives include the defence and promotion of freedom of the press, broadcasting, speech and information, and the defence and promotion of peace, social justice and civil liberty.
    • ‘Reducing civil liberty and justice for individuals does not secure safety for society,’ she concluded.
    • Now that's a version of depleted civil liberty too.
    • In this collection of columns and occasional essays, she offers a passionate defense of civil liberty.
    • We need to develop substantive policies that consider both civil liberty and public health protection as equally valued national priorities.
    • Before imposing democratic regimes, therefore, we should ensure that civil liberty is properly entrenched in a rule of law, a rotation of offices, and the freedom to dissent.
    • ‘Defence of civil liberty and justice for all our community are not mutually exclusive but inseparable,’ he told conference delegates.
    • Corporate corruption and civil liberty attacks can't do that.
    • This new natural-rights view of civil liberty later inspired both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
    • This is the common-sense notion that civil liberty must always be balanced against other societal interests, such as a nation's security.
    • Since then the calls for a royal commission have quietened somewhat but lawyers, academics and civil liberty groups maintain the State Government's solution is inadequate and problematic.
    • Lawyers and civil liberty groups say sunlight is the best disinfectant.
    • This is excellent news and a triumph for civil liberty and freedom of choice.
    • Sound money systems are essential to civil liberty, real freedom, and private property rights, including real estate.
    • If the decision is made after hostilities have ceased, it is more likely to favor civil liberty than if made while hostilities continue.
    • The four of us who will be voting against this legislation have some very serious civil liberty concerns about it.
    1. 1.1civil liberties A person's rights to be subject only to laws established for the good of the community.
      growing threats to our civil liberties
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has forced compromises on freedoms and eroded civil liberties in many ways.
      • If we do not take vigorous and rapid action we are going to have every civil liberty legislated away from us and a police state dictating our every move within a couple of decades.
      • By then his passionate concern for civil liberties and justice before the law was entrenched.
      • The station has also involved itself in civil rights and civil liberties issues.
      • The title of this book refers to both civil liberties and human rights.
      • Let alone that he'd already demonstrated his commitment to civil liberties and freedom as a Governor.
      • Most of our contemporary ideas about freedom of speech and civil liberties come from the Enlightenment.
      • The assault on civil liberties and human rights did not end with the end of the Emergency.
      • The power of judicial review has allowed the Supreme Court to protect civil liberties within America.
      • Traditionally, the common law has provided some protection for civil liberties.
      • After all, free speech - our core civil liberty - includes the right to receive public, non-confidential information.
      • This show trial is a serious threat to basic civil liberties and democratic rights.
      • This bill is an infringement of our civil liberties, our rights of trade.
      • The same sort of thing is true for academic freedom; it's no more absolute than is the civil liberty of free speech.
      • It marks a major escalation in the assault on civil liberties and democratic rights.
      • There's no need for extra measures that bypass basic human rights and attack civil liberties.
      • It ended Gandhi's emergency legislation, and restored civil liberties and free speech.
      • I am still naive enough that I'd like our country run on a basis of free speech and civil liberties.
      • As a result, both socioeconomic rights and civil liberties are being destroyed.
      • They are shared by the otherwise opposed law-and-order and civil liberties lobbies.
      Synonyms
      independence, freedom, autonomy, sovereignty, self government, self rule, self determination, home rule

Derivatives

  • civil libertarian

  • noun
    • A person who advocates or works to protect civil liberties.

      civil libertarians are shocked at ideas to use compulsory powers on big groups
      Example sentencesExamples
      • as modifier civil libertarian principles
      • And in my opinion, defense attorneys here and civil libertarians are more interested in their client's safety than our country's safety.
      • The legislation has achieved far more than its civil libertarian critics initially expected, if far less than they would wish.
      • Conservative libertarians share concerns about government infringement on individual civil liberties with progressive civil libertarians.

Definition of civil liberty in US English:

civil liberty

nounˈsivil ˈlibərdēˈsɪvɪl ˈlɪbərdi
  • 1The state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech.

    公民自由(尤指行动和言论自由)

    security measures can be taken without seriously compromising privacy and civil liberty
    as modifier civil liberty groups
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Before imposing democratic regimes, therefore, we should ensure that civil liberty is properly entrenched in a rule of law, a rotation of offices, and the freedom to dissent.
    • This is the common-sense notion that civil liberty must always be balanced against other societal interests, such as a nation's security.
    • The objectives include the defence and promotion of freedom of the press, broadcasting, speech and information, and the defence and promotion of peace, social justice and civil liberty.
    • Since then the calls for a royal commission have quietened somewhat but lawyers, academics and civil liberty groups maintain the State Government's solution is inadequate and problematic.
    • Sound money systems are essential to civil liberty, real freedom, and private property rights, including real estate.
    • The existing law about involuntary commitment is the result of a long dialectic between an attitude of paternalism toward the mentally ill and ideals of personal freedom and civil liberty.
    • If the decision is made after hostilities have ceased, it is more likely to favor civil liberty than if made while hostilities continue.
    • Now that's a version of depleted civil liberty too.
    • Lawyers and civil liberty groups say sunlight is the best disinfectant.
    • But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough.
    • ‘Defence of civil liberty and justice for all our community are not mutually exclusive but inseparable,’ he told conference delegates.
    • The core value of constitutionalism, enshrined in the conception of a limited government, is to limit the State power, to prevent it from eroding civil liberty.
    • But the six-page summary report does not address the frustration that has been expressed by civil liberty advocates, defense lawyers and the families of prisoners.
    • In this collection of columns and occasional essays, she offers a passionate defense of civil liberty.
    • Corporate corruption and civil liberty attacks can't do that.
    • This is excellent news and a triumph for civil liberty and freedom of choice.
    • We need to develop substantive policies that consider both civil liberty and public health protection as equally valued national priorities.
    • This new natural-rights view of civil liberty later inspired both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
    • ‘Reducing civil liberty and justice for individuals does not secure safety for society,’ she concluded.
    • The four of us who will be voting against this legislation have some very serious civil liberty concerns about it.
    1. 1.1civil liberties Individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.
      growing threats to our civil liberties
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It ended Gandhi's emergency legislation, and restored civil liberties and free speech.
      • As a result, both socioeconomic rights and civil liberties are being destroyed.
      • Most of our contemporary ideas about freedom of speech and civil liberties come from the Enlightenment.
      • Let alone that he'd already demonstrated his commitment to civil liberties and freedom as a Governor.
      • After all, free speech - our core civil liberty - includes the right to receive public, non-confidential information.
      • By then his passionate concern for civil liberties and justice before the law was entrenched.
      • The station has also involved itself in civil rights and civil liberties issues.
      • There's no need for extra measures that bypass basic human rights and attack civil liberties.
      • I am still naive enough that I'd like our country run on a basis of free speech and civil liberties.
      • Traditionally, the common law has provided some protection for civil liberties.
      • It marks a major escalation in the assault on civil liberties and democratic rights.
      • This show trial is a serious threat to basic civil liberties and democratic rights.
      • The same sort of thing is true for academic freedom; it's no more absolute than is the civil liberty of free speech.
      • The assault on civil liberties and human rights did not end with the end of the Emergency.
      • They are shared by the otherwise opposed law-and-order and civil liberties lobbies.
      • It has forced compromises on freedoms and eroded civil liberties in many ways.
      • The title of this book refers to both civil liberties and human rights.
      • This bill is an infringement of our civil liberties, our rights of trade.
      • The power of judicial review has allowed the Supreme Court to protect civil liberties within America.
      • If we do not take vigorous and rapid action we are going to have every civil liberty legislated away from us and a police state dictating our every move within a couple of decades.
      Synonyms
      independence, freedom, autonomy, sovereignty, self government, self rule, self determination, home rule
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