freedoms

democracy

Rule by the people

• votingFormally registering a choice
• electionsFormal choosing of officials
• constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup

parliament · citizenship · representation · civil-liberties · republic · pluralism · suffrage · dissent · assembly · petition

emancipation

Release from legal bondage

• deliveranceRescue from bondage
• releaseTo let go
• escapeFlight from captivity

manumission · abolition · unshackling · unchaining · rescue · salvation · breakthrough · unbinding · loosening · redemption

immunity

Protected from harm

• waiverFormal surrender of rights
• dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
• exclusionBeing barred from participation

amnesty · pardon · reprieve · clemency · moratorium · exemption · exception · release · discharge · relief

rights

Justified claims to freedoms

• entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
• protectionsMeasures preventing harm
• amendmentsFormal changes to documents

litigation · jurisprudence · privileges · immunities · constitutional · inalienable · fundamental · enforceable · codified · charter

self-determination

Control over one's fate

• agencyPower to act
• empowermentGaining authority or confidence
• choiceAct of selecting

volition · self-reliance · self-direction · independence · self-sufficiency · individualism · decision-making · self-expression · self-governance · nonconformity

• Charter Rightslegal rights, equality rights, democratic rights, language rights, reasonable limits
• democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
• dignity and respecthuman dignity, self-worth, respect, mutual respect, self-respect
• constitutional lawConstitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment
• constitutionsbill of rights, constitutional amendment, constitutional reform, clause, clauses
• legal codescode, codes, statute, statutes, law code