DEFINITIONS

natural right

noun

any right that exists by virtue of natural law.

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Alright vs. All RightWhat’s the difference between alright and all right? Are all right and alright interchangeable? All right has a range of meanings including: “safe,” as in “Are you all right?” “reliable; good,” as in “That fellow is all right.” as an adverb, it means “satisfactorily,” as in “His work is coming along all right” “yes,” as in “All right, I’ll go with you.” The form alright is a one-word spelling …
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Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative?During election seasons the words left and right denote political affiliation more than spatial direction. But where do these associations come from? The left hand has long been associated with deviance. The word “sinister” originally meant “to the left” in Latin. The word “left” comes from the Old English word lyft, which literally meant “weak, foolish.” To avoid the negative and superstitious associations of the …
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Words related to natural right

freedom, rights

Words nearby natural right

natural realism, natural religion, natural resistance, natural resource, natural resources, natural right, natural rights, natural rubber, natural science, natural selection, natural slope

Origin of natural right

First recorded in 1680–90
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