civil right vs habeas corpus

habeas corpus vs civil right

civil right and habeas corpus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civil right	Yes	No	No	No
habeas corpus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, habeas corpus is a hyponym of civil right; that is, habeas corpus 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
habeas corpus: the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment

Other hyponyms of civil right include civil liberty, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, 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)	habeas corpus (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	the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
	a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

Difference between civil right and habeas corpus

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