Example Sentences

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“There are no legal rights to fight over it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Under the old sole custody system, only one parent held legal rights after separation.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“It extensively warns about the risks of working while pregnant while failing to provide any information about pregnant workers’ legal rights and protections.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

County LGBTQ+ Commission and teaches a college course on legal rights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Even as a free man in Virginia, Isaac lived under written laws that restricted the legal rights of free blacks and the code of unwritten rules that applied to black people.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis