civil rightn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪvl ˈrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsɪvᵻl ˈraɪt/

Forms: see civil adj., n., and adv. and right n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: civil adj., right n.

Etymology: < civil adj. + right n. Compare French droit civil civil law, collection of laws relating to the rights of the individual, (in plural) such rights (13th cent. in Old French). Compare civil liberty n.

The right of the individual within society (in early use not as a fixed collocation). In later use: spec. (chiefly in plural) each of the political, social, and economic rights which are recognized as the entitlement of every member of a community and which can be upheld by appeal to the law. In later use frequently attributive, now esp. with reference to the American Civil Rights Movement (see civil rights movement n. at Compounds).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > system of laws > [noun] > Roman

civil law?a1500

Roman lawa1533

civil right?1614

society > law > branch of the law > [noun] > civil or Roman law

civilc1390

civil law?a1500

Roman lawa1533

civil right?1614

society > law > legal right > [noun] > civil rights

folkrighta1000

common rightc1325

civil right?1614

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses ii. 25 Those that are proud still at anothers cost, Past measure, and the ciuill rights of men.

1641 W. Mure Caledons Complaint 5 Her violated Lawes; the civill Right Of Subjects shaken; Justice, mar'd by might, Religion vex'd and wrong'd.

1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 16 The other part of our freedom consists in the civil rights and advanc'ments of every person according to his merit.

a1708 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 71 Tho' we have nothing but what he [sc. God] first gives to us, yet when he hath given it to us, we have a civil right to it; it is our own in respect of all other men.

1721 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston 154 That they Indeavor to maintain all our Civel Rights and Properties against any Incrochments upon them.

1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 49 Every civil right has for its foundation, some natural right pre-existing in the individual.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 93 If he were contumacious he might be excommunicated, or, in other words, be deprived of all civil rights and imprisoned for life.

1866 A. Johnson in W. L. Fleming Hist. Reconstruction (1906) I. 225 The Civil Rights bill was more enormous than the other.

1874 in W. L. Fleming Hist. Reconstruction (1907) II. 201 The mere mention of Civil (negro) Rights has almost destroyed the public schools and colleges in some of the Southern States.

1937 Times 1 Jan. 11/3 It was necessary to re-state in the clearest terms that the right of association was a civil right long established by law and usage.

1964 Ann. Reg. 1963 iv. i. 179 President Kennedy..requested from Congress sweeping civil rights legislation to protect the rights of Negroes in voting, education, and employment.

1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) ix. 134 We saw civil rights marches in the USA, we saw and heard men like Martin Luther King, and we saw that ordinary people if they banded together had a great strength.

2004 S. M. Katz Jihad 16 Leaders ruled absolutely, often with little regard for the welfare and civil rights of their people.

Compounds

civil rights movement n. any movement working for the civil rights of a particular group or minority; spec. a movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at abolishing racial discrimination and improving the civil rights of African Americans.

ΚΠ

1947 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1 May 12/5 (headline) Robeson ban prompts civil rights movement.

1949 Atlanta Daily World 6 May 1/4 We should support the civil rights movement which is for the abolition of segregation in interstate travel.

1963 Times 6 Sept. 10/4 The bomb attack on the house of..the lawyer active in the civil rights movement, caused no bodily harm.

1988 D. French Working (1991) ix. 293 All the politicians would be there,..all the people I had ever worked with in the civil rights movement and the women's rights movement, all the media people in town, in other words, everyone in Atlanta would be there.

2000 S. McKay Northern Protestants 109 Looking back, Crumlin said he could see the civil rights movement had legitimate grievances.

Derivatives

civil ˈrighter n. (also with capital initials) an active defender or supporter of civil rights; spec. a supporter of the American civil rights movement.

ΚΠ

1875 Hamilton (Ohio) Guidon 11 Mar. 1/6 If a Civil Righter presents one of these tickets for admission he may be refused.

1949 Chicago Defender 17 Dec. 6/3 Civil righter..Driscoll received wide Negro backing because of integrating Negros in the State National Guard and ending segregation in public schools.

1998 Jet (Nexis) 8 June 10 A wish finally came true for..the man who was beaten and imprisoned more than any other civil righter in the '60s.

civil ˈrightist n. = civil righter n.

ΚΠ

1875 Daily Free Press (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) 27 Apr. I scarcely read a paper that does not contain some contemptuous, sneering item of the discomfiture of some ‘civil rightist’, who has not talked to suit some lordly white man.

1963 N.Y. Amsterdam News 18 May 2/2 He got a check for $5,000, to help the jailed civil rightists.

2000 T. Becker & C. D. Slaton Future of Teledemocracy i. i. 9 We have seen wholesale governmental and widespread private repression of women, labor, socialists, communists, civil rightists, and non-mainstream ways of life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	civil right
释义	civil rightn. Brit. /ˌsɪvl ˈrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɪvᵻl ˈraɪt/ Forms: see civil adj., n., and adv. and right n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: civil adj., right n. Etymology: < civil adj. + right n. Compare French droit civil civil law, collection of laws relating to the rights of the individual, (in plural) such rights (13th cent. in Old French). Compare civil liberty n. The right of the individual within society (in early use not as a fixed collocation). In later use: spec. (chiefly in plural) each of the political, social, and economic rights which are recognized as the entitlement of every member of a community and which can be upheld by appeal to the law. In later use frequently attributive, now esp. with reference to the American Civil Rights Movement (see civil rights movement n. at Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > law > system of laws > [noun] > Roman civil law?a1500 Roman lawa1533 civil right?1614 society > law > branch of the law > [noun] > civil or Roman law civilc1390 civil law?a1500 Roman lawa1533 civil right?1614 society > law > legal right > [noun] > civil rights folkrighta1000 common rightc1325 civil right?1614 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses ii. 25 Those that are proud still at anothers cost, Past measure, and the ciuill rights of men. 1641 W. Mure Caledons Complaint 5 Her violated Lawes; the civill Right Of Subjects shaken; Justice, mar'd by might, Religion vex'd and wrong'd. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 16 The other part of our freedom consists in the civil rights and advanc'ments of every person according to his merit. a1708 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 71 Tho' we have nothing but what he [sc. God] first gives to us, yet when he hath given it to us, we have a civil right to it; it is our own in respect of all other men. 1721 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston 154 That they Indeavor to maintain all our Civel Rights and Properties against any Incrochments upon them. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 49 Every civil right has for its foundation, some natural right pre-existing in the individual. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 93 If he were contumacious he might be excommunicated, or, in other words, be deprived of all civil rights and imprisoned for life. 1866 A. Johnson in W. L. Fleming Hist. Reconstruction (1906) I. 225 The Civil Rights bill was more enormous than the other. 1874 in W. L. Fleming Hist. Reconstruction (1907) II. 201 The mere mention of Civil (negro) Rights has almost destroyed the public schools and colleges in some of the Southern States. 1937 Times 1 Jan. 11/3 It was necessary to re-state in the clearest terms that the right of association was a civil right long established by law and usage. 1964 Ann. Reg. 1963 iv. i. 179 President Kennedy..requested from Congress sweeping civil rights legislation to protect the rights of Negroes in voting, education, and employment. 1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) ix. 134 We saw civil rights marches in the USA, we saw and heard men like Martin Luther King, and we saw that ordinary people if they banded together had a great strength. 2004 S. M. Katz Jihad 16 Leaders ruled absolutely, often with little regard for the welfare and civil rights of their people. Compounds civil rights movement n. any movement working for the civil rights of a particular group or minority; spec. a movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at abolishing racial discrimination and improving the civil rights of African Americans. ΚΠ 1947 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1 May 12/5 (headline) Robeson ban prompts civil rights movement. 1949 Atlanta Daily World 6 May 1/4 We should support the civil rights movement which is for the abolition of segregation in interstate travel. 1963 Times 6 Sept. 10/4 The bomb attack on the house of..the lawyer active in the civil rights movement, caused no bodily harm. 1988 D. French Working (1991) ix. 293 All the politicians would be there,..all the people I had ever worked with in the civil rights movement and the women's rights movement, all the media people in town, in other words, everyone in Atlanta would be there. 2000 S. McKay Northern Protestants 109 Looking back, Crumlin said he could see the civil rights movement had legitimate grievances. Derivatives civil ˈrighter n. (also with capital initials) an active defender or supporter of civil rights; spec. a supporter of the American civil rights movement. ΚΠ 1875 Hamilton (Ohio) Guidon 11 Mar. 1/6 If a Civil Righter presents one of these tickets for admission he may be refused. 1949 Chicago Defender 17 Dec. 6/3 Civil righter..Driscoll received wide Negro backing because of integrating Negros in the State National Guard and ending segregation in public schools. 1998 Jet (Nexis) 8 June 10 A wish finally came true for..the man who was beaten and imprisoned more than any other civil righter in the '60s. civil ˈrightist n. = civil righter n. ΚΠ 1875 Daily Free Press (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) 27 Apr. I scarcely read a paper that does not contain some contemptuous, sneering item of the discomfiture of some ‘civil rightist’, who has not talked to suit some lordly white man. 1963 N.Y. Amsterdam News 18 May 2/2 He got a check for $5,000, to help the jailed civil rightists. 2000 T. Becker & C. D. Slaton Future of Teledemocracy i. i. 9 We have seen wholesale governmental and widespread private repression of women, labor, socialists, communists, civil rightists, and non-mainstream ways of life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1614
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