Belonging+of+right+to

  • 21right — 1 /raIt/ adjective 1 TRUE/CORRECT based on true facts; correct: Is that the right time? | Yes. $6.47 is the right answer. | New research has proved their theories right. | be right about: You were right about the party it was awful. | half right… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22right — As a noun, and taken in an abstract sense, means justice, ethical correctness, or consonance with the rules of law or the principles of morals. In this signification it answers to one meaning of the Latin jus, and serves to indicate law in the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23right — [[t]raɪt[/t]] adj. right•er, right•est, n. adv. v. 1) in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct[/ex] 2) in conformity with fact or reason: the right answer[/ex] 3) correct in judgment, opinion, or action 4) appropriate;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24Right of self-defense — This article and defense of property deal with the legal concept of justified acts that might otherwise be illegal. For the general act of protecting one s person from attack, see Self defense. For the 1983 Canadian action thriller film, see Self …

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  • 25Right of foreigners to vote — Suffrage, the right to vote in a particular country, generally derives from citizenship. In most countries, the right to vote is reserved to those who possess the citizenship of the country in question. Some countries, however, have extended… …

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  • 26Right of foreigners to vote in the United States — The right of foreigners to vote has been a contentious issue in the United States for years. A foreigner, in this context, is a person who is not citizen of the United States. Over 40 states or territories, including colonies before the… …

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  • 27right-on — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : exactly correct 2. : attuned to the spirit of the times * * * /ruyt on , awn /, adj. Slang. 1. exactly right or to the point. 2. up to date; relevant: a right on movie t …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28right of action — The right to bring suit in a particular case. A present right to commence and maintain an action at law to enforce the payment or collection of a debt or demand. Hibbard v Clark, 56 NH 155. A remedial right affording redress for the infringement… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 29Right of eminent domain — Domain Do*main , n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. [1913 Webster] 2. The territory over which dominion or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30right of way — noun 1》 the legal right to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.     ↘a thoroughfare subject to such a right. 2》 the right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over others …

    English new terms dictionary