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 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 1866 — The Civil Rights Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 27, enacted April 9, 1866, is a federal law in the United States that was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War. The Act was… … 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
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 — 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 law in Canada — concerns the private rights and power of people within Canada. This typically has broad meaning, covering all human rights protected under the law outside of the criminal law context. Civil rights primarily gravitates around issues such as… … Wikipedia
civil rights — n [plural] the rights that every person should have, such as the right to vote or to be treated fairly by the law, whatever their sex, race, or religion civil rights demonstration/movement etc ▪ a civil rights leader →↑bill of rights … Dictionary of contemporary English
Civil Rights — [ sɪvɪl raɪts, englisch], die Bürgerrechte, Rechtsvorschriften des Bundes und der Gliedstaaten der USA zur Vermeidung jeglicher Ungleichbehandlung von Bürgern wegen ihrer Rasse, Hautfarbe, Abstammung oder Religion (Diskriminierung). Während die … Universal-Lexikon
Civil Rights Act of 1957 — The Civil Rights Act of 1957, Pub.L. 85 315, 71 Stat. 634, enacted September 9, 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since Reconstruction following… … Wikipedia
