the rights of individuals to liberty, justice, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hu•man rights /ˈhyumən ˈraɪts/USA pronunciation n. [plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- basic and fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and with which a government may not interfere, such as the right to speak, the right to associate with anyone else, and the right to work.
hu′man rights′,
- fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc.
- 1785–95
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'human rights' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Robinson
- Sakharov
- Shcharansky
- Wiesel
- Wu
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- breach
- cause
- conservation
- contracted
- delink
- generality
- kangaroo court
- piggyback
- ultimate
- white list