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Rights

/ɹaɪts/

That which complies with justice, law or reason.

📖 Definitions of "Rights"

noun
  1. 1

    That which complies with justice, law or reason.

    "We're on the side of right in this contest."

  2. 2

    A legal, just or moral entitlement.

    "You have no right to go through my personal diary."

  3. 3

    The right side or direction.

    "The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop."

  4. 4

    The right hand or fist.

verb
  1. 1

    To correct.

    "Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible."

  2. 2

    To set upright.

    "The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile."

  3. 3

    To return to normal upright position.

    "When the wind died down, the ship righted."

  4. 4

    To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

    "to right the oppressed"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rights"

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WordDefinition
straightnounSomething that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
preciseverb(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
right onCorrect and apropos; perfectly true.
accurateTelling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
decentlyTo a reasonable or acceptable degree.
satisfactorynounSomebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
exactverbPrecisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
powerfulHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
opportuneAt a convenient or advantageous time.
correctlyIn a correct manner.
right-mindedDecent; morally upright.
mightynoun(obsolete, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.
arightverbRightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
decentnounMisspelling of descent. [An instance of descending; act of coming down.]
farnoun(UK, dialect) A litter of piglets; a farrow.
justlyIn a just or fair manner; rightfully.
properlyIn a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
rightfulnessnounThe state or quality of being rightful.
word-perfect(UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly; letter-perfect.
rightish(politics) Towards the political right wing.

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