rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antirights noun
Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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He also ordered that military personnel undergo human rights training.
From BBC
A number of other rights workers are on trial in Tunisia for providing aid to irregular migrants.
From Barron's
The firm is renowned for putting activism at the heart of its bright bath bombs business, tackling a range of issues from trans rights to police accountability.
From BBC
Prof Alice Sullivan has also written to the university regulator, the Office for Students, after a talk she gave at the university was disrupted by a trans rights protest.
From BBC
Blanche cited a judge in New York who "has ordered us to listen to any victim or victims' rights group if they have concerns" as a reason behind removing some of the previously posted files.
From BBC
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