have a right to

Idioms  

1. Have a just or legal claim on something or on some action, as in The accused has a right to legal counsel. The related have the right to is often used with infinitives, as in You have the right to remain silent. [Late 1300s] The antonym, dating from the mid-1600s, is have no right to, as in He has no right to push you aside. Also see in the right.

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Example Sentences

“I will make sure you have the right to access the doctor you and your family need. I will make sure you have a right to have a home that will keep you safe and off the streets. I will make sure that I treat you the way I would treat my parents, because you worked hard the way they did.”

From Los Angeles Times

"You can't ask them to go easier because they're passionate guys and I think they have a right to have their opinion and they're really good," he said of the likes of Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes.

From Barron's

Advertisers have the right to know where their content is appearing next to and they have a right to take decisions as to where they place their adverts.

From Barron's

When I was younger, I felt like scared to have any kind of opinion or perspective or speak up on what I felt was right for the character; now, I’m like, “No, I played this character for 10 years. I have a right to say, ‘No, he would wear this’ or ‘he would say this’ or ‘this scene doesn’t work or represent the story well.’

From Los Angeles Times

"I am proud to be a Catholic when the Catholic Church, from the Pope to the bishops, are saying immigrants have a right to be treated with respect. They have a right to have their inherent human dignity respected", Ms Rattenbury says.

From BBC