Rights meaning in English

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Definition

(human) rights: (human) justice and freedom, civil liberties; entitlement, authority noun
You are within your rights. It's quite correct for you to take that action.
civil rights the rights that each person has in a society, whatever their race, sex or religion
to have the right: to be allowed, to be permitted (to do something) idiom
I have the right to know the truth. You owe it to me to tell me what happened.
You have no right to insult me like this. Your behavior is absolutely unacceptable.

Examples

  • "Police : Do you understand your rights as I've explained them to you?"
  • "Anyway, I'll go ahead and make the arrangements, and Warbuckle's will have the exclusive rights to distribute this boxed set."
  • "Delavigne has in fact always been an avid supporter of environmental and animal rights initiatives all over the globe."
  • "Delavigne will be releasing a limited-edition boxed set of our classic perfumes sometime next month, and I wanted to offer Warbuckle International Department Stores the exclusive distribution rights for the boxed set."
  • "This is the last time I'm going to tell you: the test monkeys in the laboratory are a privilege, and not a right."
  • "Nigel Pilkington : I am prepared to pay top dollar for the right to sell your perfumes."
  • "You have the right to remain silent."
  • "Just because she is dressed a certain way doesn't give you the right to make her feel uncomfortable."
  • "Luna : Susie has the right to dress however she wants."
  • "Leonard : The May Day march is our chance to demand better rights as workers, and Bruno is standing in our way!"
  • "I have been assured that we have every right to take legal action against your establishment."
  • "Now we've come to realise that animals deserve the right to be treated fairly in a place free from discrimination."
  • "Susie : Miss Stake, my job requires that I understand the marketing restrictions and consumer rights policies in different countries, and also grasp the complexities of different consumer markets."
  • "Whatever happened to workers' rights?"
  • ""The May Day protesters are calling for a reform of the US immigration policy, universal health care, improved workers' rights and an end to all wars instigated by the US."
  • "Is it true that Delavigne is currently under investigation by the California Animal Rights Organization, following anonymous reports of monkey abuse?"
  • "Globalization may signal the end for the traditional American union, but workers' rights are far from dead."
  • "Should any submissions be accepted for the ad, a waiver must be signed by the artist giving the company rights to feature it."
  • "Nigel Pilkington : Mr. Delavigne, I would like the right to distribute your perfumes in my stores."

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