civil right

noun

1. : civil liberty; especially : any of the civil liberties guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and by the Civil Rights Acts —usually used in pl. — see also Civil Rights Act of 1964 : any of the civil liberties guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and by the Civil Rights Acts —usually used in pl. — see also Civil Rights Act of 1964