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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

thought, idea go
the content of cognition

conception, concept, construct go
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

abstraction, abstract go
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

right go
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

human right go
(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)

civil right
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 of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

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civil liberty go
fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
habeas corpus go
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
freedom of religion go
a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
freedom of speech go
a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
freedom of the press go
a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
freedom of assembly go
the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances
freedom to bear arms go
a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
freedom from search and seizure go
a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution
right to due process go
a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination go
the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
freedom from double jeopardy go
a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
right to speedy and public trial by jury go
a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
right to an attorney go
a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
right to confront accusors go
a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment go
a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
freedom from involuntary servitude go
a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
equal protection of the laws go
a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment
freedom from discrimination go
immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age
equal opportunity go
the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin