civil right vs freedom of the press

freedom of the press vs civil right

civil right and freedom of the press both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civil right	Yes	No	No	No
freedom of the press	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, freedom of the press is a hyponym of civil right; that is, freedom of the press is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civil right:

civil right: 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
freedom of the press: a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution

Other hyponyms of civil right include civil liberty, habeas corpus, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to bear arms, freedom from search and seizure, right to due process, freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination, freedom from double jeopardy, right to speedy and public trial by jury, right to an attorney, right to confront accusors, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, freedom from involuntary servitude, equal protection of the laws, freedom from discrimination, equal opportunity.

civil right (noun)	freedom of the press (noun)
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	a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution

Difference between civil right and freedom of the press

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