rights (noun)
121Miranda Rights — Mi|ran|da Rights [ mı rændə ,raıts ] noun plural in the U.S., the legal rights of a person who is arrested by the police, including the right to be silent and to ask for the advice of a lawyer. The police must give any arrested person a Miranda… …
122civil rights — UK / US noun [plural] the basic rights that all people in a society should have, for example the right to be treated fairly by the law, the right to express their ideas, and the right to practise their religion the civil rights movement of the… …
123gay rights — plural noun The rights of homosexuals to equal treatment with heterosexuals • • • Main Entry: ↑gay * * * plural n. equal civil and social rights for homosexuals compared with heterosexuals …
124special drawing rights — ( SDR) A form of international reserve assets, created by the IMF in 1967, whose value is based on a portfolio of widely used currencies. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ► See SDR. * * * special drawing rights UK US noun [plural]… …
125Equality and Human Rights Commission — UK US noun (ABBREVIATION EHRC) ► in the UK, an independent organization that is responsible for making sure that employers do not treat employees or people applying for jobs unfairly because of their sex, race, religion, age, etc. The Equality… …
126Miranda Rights — UK [mɪˈrændə ˌraɪts] / US noun [plural] in the US, the legal rights of a person who is arrested by the police, including the right to be silent and to ask for the advice of a lawyer • Etymology: From Ernesto Miranda, the US citizen who was… …
127Aboriginal land rights — plural noun 1. the land rights of Aboriginal people with regard to their traditional land. 2. the legal recognition of such rights …
128human rights — /hjumən ˈraɪts/ (say hyoohmuhn ruyts) plural noun those rights which are held to be justifiably claimed by any individual, especially rights of the individual against the state …
