legitimate right
1legitimate — le·git·i·mate 1 /lə ji tə mət/ adj [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg , lex law] 1: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or… …
2Legitimate use of force — can refer to:* the right of a state to exercise legitimate authority or violence over a given territory. See monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force. * the right of civilians acting on their own behalf to engage in violence for the sake… …
3right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …
4right — [adj1] fair, just appropriate, condign, conscientious, deserved, due, equitable, ethical, fitting, good, honest, honorable, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, merited, moral, proper, requisite, righteous, rightful, scrupulous, standup*,… …
5legitimate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on strict… …
6Right-wing authoritarianism — (RWA) is a personality and ideological variable studied in political, social, and personality psychology. It is defined by three attitudinal and behavioral clusters which correlate together: [Altemeyer, B. (1988). Enemies of freedom . Winnipeg:… …
7Right of Voluntary Association — • Any group of individuals freely united for the pursuit of a common end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right of Voluntary Association Right of Voluntary Association …
8right´ful|ness — right|ful «RYT fuhl», adjective. 1. according to law; by rights; legal: »the rightful owner of this dog. SYNONYM(S): lawful, legitimate. 2. just and right; proper; fair: »rightful demands. SYNONYM( …
9right|ful — «RYT fuhl», adjective. 1. according to law; by rights; legal: »the rightful owner of this dog. SYNONYM(S): lawful, legitimate. 2. just and right; proper; fair: »rightful demands. SYNONYM( …
10Legitimate expectation — In English law, the concept of legitimate expectation arises from administrative law, a branch of public law. In proceedings for judicial review, it applies the principles of fairness and reasonableness to the situation where a person has an… …
