rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
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“I use it as a tool to give a judge a way to consider not jailing my client,” or fully suspending their driving rights, said defense lawyer Garrett Green.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"At least 32 banks and export credit agencies around the world have ruled out financing Papua LNG due to serious human rights, biodiversity and climate risks," said Market Forces campaigner Angelica Mantikas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
In Rwanda's case, Washington also raised concerns about human rights, political pluralism, the rule of law and workers' rights.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Exit polling conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights group, found in 2020 that Biden earned 69 percent of the Muslim vote, compared to Trump’s 17 percent.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
He asked the Reichstag members to suspend civil rights, and they did.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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