Civil liberties are personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process.
definition : ciliate The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a different undulating pattern than flagella.
(ËpeÉªtrÉªËÉËkÉª) n, pl -chies. 1. (Sociology) a form of social organization in which a male is the head of the family and descent, kinship, and title are traced through the male line. 2. (Sociology) any society governed by such a system.