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rights
noun(right)qualities (such as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval
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noun(right)something to which one has a just claim: such as
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noun(right)the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled
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verb(right)to do justice to : redress the injuries of
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verb(right)justify, vindicate
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verb(right)avenge
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plural noun(right)rights (as to fair and humane treatment) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all animals
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noun phrase(right)a document containing a formal statement of rights; specifically : a summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state —used especially of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
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noun(right)entitlement to boast about something
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plural noun(right)the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress
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plural noun(right)the sexual rights or privileges implied by and involved in the marriage relationship : the right of sexual intercourse between husband and wife
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plural noun(right)rights (such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons
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noun(right)a means of exchange used by governments to settle their international indebtedness
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plural noun(right)all rights not vested by the U.S. Constitution in the federal government nor forbidden by it to the separate states