rights (noun)

  • 21secondary rights — noun ancillary rights, contingent rights, indirect rights, subordinated rights, subsequent rights Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22Commission on Civil Rights — the Comˌmission on Civil ˈRights 7 [Commission on Civil Rights] noun singular (in the US) a government organization that works for equal rights for all Americans   Culture: The Commission on Civil Rights investigates complaints, informs the Pre …

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  • 23human rights — noun plural * the rights everyone should have in a society, including the right to express opinions about the government or to have protection from harm: We must continue to stand up for human rights. human rights violation/abuse: A report… …

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  • 24intellectual property rights — noun creative product protection, creative thinking protection, protection, protection of creativity, protection of writings associated concepts: copy rights, patent trademarks Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 intellectual… …

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  • 25foreign language rights — noun foreign interpreta tion rights, foreign translation rights, nonresidential translation rights Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26civil rights — 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 your ideas, and the right to practice your religion: the civil rights movement of the 1960s a… …

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  • 27grant of rights — noun authorization, bestowal of authority, ceding of authority, conveyance of authority, conveyance of rights, grant of authority, transfer of rights Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28licensing of rights — noun approval of rights, authority, formal authorization, formal permission, granting of rights, sanctioning of use, warranted use Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29reversion rights — noun automatic reversionary rights, retroaction, retroversion, reversal of rights, reversionary interest, reverting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30bill of rights — noun singular an official statement of the most important rights that the citizens of a country have …

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