substantive right

  • 1substantive right — n: a right arising from substantive law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2substantive right — n. a basic right of man, as life, liberty, etc., which exists independently from all man made laws …

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  • 3substantive right — noun : a right (as of life, liberty, property, or reputation) held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the normal legal order of society compare remedial right * * * a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own… …

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  • 4substantive right — sub′stantive right′ n. law a right, as life, liberty, or property, regarded as part of the natural legal order of society • Etymology: 1935–40 …

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  • 5substantive right — noun Date: 1939 a right (as of life, liberty, property, or reputation) held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the normal legal order of society …

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  • 6substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society. [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 7substantive — sub·stan·tive / səb stən tiv/ adj 1: of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds compare procedural …

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  • 8right — / 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… …

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  • 9Right — • Substantive designating the object of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right     Right     † …

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  • 10Substantive rights — Substantive rights, are basic human rights possessed by people in an ordered society and includes rights granted by natural law as well as the substantive law. Substantive rights involve a right to the substance of being human (life, liberty,… …

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