rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antirights noun
Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Previously, The Wall Street Journal reported that Mercor sought to buy prior work materials from people on LinkedIn: Those people said they didn’t own the rights to such work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Connie Rice is a longtime civil rights attorney whose work has largely targeted what she described as a similar culture within the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The candidates acknowledged the link between the UN's three pillars of peace, human rights and development, while emphasizing the organization's primary role in upholding the first tenet.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
"I just felt like I had my rights taken away, I feel just a sense of, from the beginning, being lied to," Sam says.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
His core argument was that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional because it violated the natural rights of the citizens of each state to control their own domestic affairs.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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