droits de l'homme

Definitions of droits de l'homme
  1. noun
    (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)
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    liberté de la pensée
    the right to hold unpopular ideas
    égalité devant la loi
    the right to equal protection of the laws
    droit civique, droit du citoyen
    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
    liberté réligieuse
    a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
    liberté d'opinion
    a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
    liberté de la presse
    a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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    droit
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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