Civil Rights
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Civil rights, means any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of 'untouchability' by article 17 of the Constitution. [Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955), s. 2 (a)]
1. The individual rights of personal liberty guaranteed by the bill of rights as well as by legislation such as the voting Rights Act; civil rights include esp. the right to vote, the right of due process, and the right of equal protection of law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 240.
1. The individual rights of personal liberty guaranteed by the bill of rights as well as by legislation such as the voting Rights Act; civil rights include esp. the right to vote, the right of due process, and the right of equal protection of law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 240.
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