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  • 31claim — v 1. demand, require, command, have rights to, deserve, be entitled to, lay claim to, pretend, Sl. have dibs on; expropriate, requisition, commandeer, exact. 2. assert, declare, proclaim, predicate, allege, aver, asseverate; maintain, hold,… …

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  • 32To lay claim to — Claim Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See {Claim}, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [1913 Webster] 2. A right to… …

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  • 33At all right — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …

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  • 34By right — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …

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  • 35Divine right — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …

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  • 36Divine right of kings — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …

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  • 37Writ of right — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …

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  • 38As I Lay Dying (novel) — For the band, see As I Lay Dying (band). As I Lay Dying   First edition cover …

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  • 39The Art of Being Right — Eristic Dialectics: The Art Of Being Right   Author(s) Arthur Schopenhauer Original title Eristische Dialek …

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  • 40Doing All Right — Queen – Queen Veröffentlichung 13. Juli 1973 (USA: 4. September 1973) Label EMI/Parlophone/Elektra, Hollywood Records Format(e) LP, Cassette; CD Genre(s) …

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