rights
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
An inflected form of right · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,545 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,658 times across 191,579 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable RightsCertain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east he stood on the right
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right also: right field, rightfield
- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged also: right wing
- the hand that is on the right side of the body also: right hand he writes with his right hand but pitches with his lefthit him with quick rights to the body
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east take a right at the corner
rights in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And I can look after my rights!
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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To stand by one’s own rights is inherent in every true American.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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The officers appointed to defend the rights of the Plebeians against the encroachments of the Patricians.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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It’ll be mine some day—should be mine now by rights, if my father had only made a decent will.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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You resumed the illustrious name of which you had been robbed; your enemies were crushed; and your rights were restored to you.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1