civil rights 民事权利,公民权利
Frank-law \Frank"-law`\, n. [Frank free + law.] (Eng. Law)
The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness;
one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common
law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the
same as the American expression {civil rights}. --Abbot.
civil right \civil right\, civil rights \civil rights\
a legal 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.
[WordNet 1.5]