rights
n. countablen. legal or moral rules that say what you are allowed to do or have. They protect people and make sure everyone is treated fairly.
n. moral or legal entitlements to have or obtain something, or to act in a certain way. The plural form frequently refers to a broad collection of fundamental freedoms or legal claims within a society.
Everyone should have equal rights under the law.
The workers went on strike to demand better pay and stronger employment rights.
The constitution guarantees fundamental human rights, ensuring that citizens are protected from arbitrary state interference and discrimination based on race or religion.
Typically used in the plural when referring to a general set of entitlements; often followed by an infinitive verb or the preposition 'to'.
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all rights reserved
The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.
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bang to rights
Red-handed, (caught) in the act.
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bragging rights
The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.