guarded rights

noun

Those rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.

“At the time, persons thought that if the fledgling government designed an exclusive list of guarded rights, then whatever rights were not on the list would be compromised by the authorities.”

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Meanings

nounguarded rights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.

    At the time, persons thought that if the fledgling government designed an exclusive list of guarded rights, then whatever rights were not on the list would be compromised by the authorities.

    1 more example

    The Loophole In Guarded Rights

    1952, L. Ron Hubbard, Journal of Scientology Issue 4-G, Hubbard Association of Scientologists Inc., page 1
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