Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Full title An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to … Wikipedia
civil rights — n. The rights of all citizens to personal liberties, freedom, and equality; rights specifically granted through laws enacted by communities, as opposed to civil liberties, which are rights that the government is not allowed to restrict. The… … Law dictionary
Civil Rights Act of 1991 — Full title Civil Rights Act of 1991 Enacted by the 102nd United States Congress Citations Public Law Pub. L. 102 166 … Wikipedia
Civil Rights Act of 1871 — Full title An Act to enforce the Provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and for other Purposes Colloquial name(s) Ku Klux Klan Act Enacted by the 24th United States Congress … Wikipedia
civil rights — civil right civil right, civil rights civil rights a legal right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship, including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Civil Rights Act — n. One of the federal statutes adopted either after the Civil War (1861 1865) or in the 1950s and 1960s for the purpose of protecting and encouraging the exercise of the liberties and rights guaranteed by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth,… … Law dictionary
civil rights — civil rights, adj. (often caps.) 1. rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, esp. as applied to an individual or a minority group. 2. the rights to full legal … Universalium
civil rights — ☆ civil rights n. those rights guaranteed to the individual by the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and by other acts of Congress; esp., the right to vote, exemption from involuntary servitude, and… … English World dictionary
Civil Rights Act of 1968 — Fair Housing Act redirects here. For the 1963 California law, see Rumford Fair Housing Act. President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 … Wikipedia
civil rights movement — (in the US) the national campaign by African Americans for equal rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The campaign included boycotts (= refusals to buy particular products), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington… … Universalium
