| civil liberty |
a citizen's freedom to exercise certain rights, such as the right to free speech or free assembly, as guaranteed by the laws of a country. |
| civil rights |
certain rights, such as the right to vote and own property. In the United States the Constitution and Acts of Congress promise these rights to citizens. |
| Civil Rights Act |
in the U.S., any of several laws intended to protect civil rights, esp. the landmark law passed by Congress in 1964 that aimed to protect the constitutional right of all citizens to vote and to prevent racial discrimination in places of employment, public facilities, public accommodations, and the like. |
| claim |
a demand for something as one's right. [3/2 definitions] |
| complement |
in geometry, the difference between a right angle and a given angle that is less than ninety degrees. [1/7 definitions] |
| complementary colors |
two colors of the spectrum, such as green and red, that produce a white or near-white when mixed in the right proportion. |
| compos mentis |
(Latin) in one's right mind; legally sane. |
| concede |
to grant as a right or privilege. [1/3 definitions] |
| concession |
something yielded or conceded, such as a right or a point in an argument. [1/4 definitions] |
| condemn |
to declare (land or property) to be available for public use under the right of eminent domain. [1/5 definitions] |
| cone |
in geometry, a three-dimensional shape created by rotating a right triangle 360 degrees on its vertical axis. [1/5 definitions] |
| conic section |
in geometry, a curve, such as an ellipse, hyperbola, or parabola, created by the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone. |
| conscience |
the sense that helps a person decide what is right and wrong. |
| copyright |
the exclusive legal right to make copies of, distribute, or perform all or part of a published or recorded work for a certain extended period of time. [1/3 definitions] |
| correct |
to fix the mistakes in; change to make right. [1/2 definitions] |
| correction |
something right put in place of something wrong. |
| cosine |
in trigonometry, the ratio between the length of the side next to one of the acute angles in a right triangle and the length of the hypotenuse. |
| cotangent |
in trigonometry, the ratio between the side adjacent to a given acute angle in a right triangle and the opposite side. |
| covet |
to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right. [1/3 definitions] |
| crank |
a device that moves things in a circle. Cranks have a lever attached at a right angle to the end of an arm that moves in a circle. Cranks are turned by hand or by another arm that connects to the lever. [1/4 definitions] |
| credit |
the right or ability to buy things now but not pay until later. [1/4 definitions] |