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.
Noun. 1. cilium-a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms. cell organ, cell organelle, organelle-a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus.. pl. cilÂ·iÂ·a (-Ä-É). 1. A microscopic hairlike process extending from the surface of a cell or unicellular organism. Capable of rhythmical motion, it acts in unison with other such structures to bring about the movement of the cell or of the surrounding medium. 2.