Those individual rights and freedoms protected by the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Federal law and regulations. CIWG Critical Infrastructure Working Group CJCS Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The overall term for the fundamental liberties, privileges and immunities of citizens that are protected by law.
individual freedoms on which the government may not infringe.
Areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.
Rights that allow citizens to evaluate how the government operates and to assess the character and performance of parties and political leaders.
Freedoms that protect the individual from arbitrary government interference (as with the freedom of speech and movement).
Guarantees of certain rights, such as freedom of speech and right of assembly. In the United States, these rights are upheld by the Constitution (although they are also frequently challenged in society as well as in the courts).
Rights to be free from excessive government interference; e.g. freedom of speech, freedom of religious exercise, freedom of association.
the rights of free speech, thought, and action
The rights or freedoms of an individual in a society. In the U.S. these include the right to free expression, freedom of movement and association, freedom from unwarranted search and seizure, and freedom of religion.
Civil liberties is the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government. Civil liberties set limits for government so that it can not abuse its power and interfere with the lives of its citizens. See also civil rights and human rights.
