(of one's rights)
1abuse one's rights — index infringe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2assert one's rights — index demand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3read one one's rights — {v. phr.} To give to an arrested person the legally required statement regarding the rights of such a person. * / Read him his rights, Sergeant, the captain said, and book him for breaking and entering. / …
4read one one's rights — {v. phr.} To give to an arrested person the legally required statement regarding the rights of such a person. * / Read him his rights, Sergeant, the captain said, and book him for breaking and entering. / …
5a case or lawsuit; a legal and formal demand for enforcement of one's rights against another party asserted in a court of justice. — a case or lawsuit; a legal and formal demand for enforcement of one s rights against another party asserted in a court of justice. One of the old common law forms of action that provided a remedy for the invasion of personal or property interests …
6within one's rights — Mr. Barnes is within his rights to dispute the charges to his account Syn: entitled, permitted, allowed, at liberty, empowered, authorized, qualified, licensed, justified …
7exercise one's rights — use one s privileges, exercise that which is due one by claim …
8read\ one\ one's\ rights — v. phr. To give to an arrested person the legally required statement regarding the rights of such a person. Read him his rights, Sergeant, the captain said, and book him for breaking and entering …
9be jealous of one's rights — be envious of another s privileges or rights …
10within one's rights — ENTITLED, permitted, allowed, at liberty, empowered, authorized, qualified, licensed, justified. → right …
