rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
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Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
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Human rights group Amnesty International has "strongly" condemned the arrests of "peaceful protesters" following what it called a "violent dispersal".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Fujimori supports neoliberal policies, property rights and attracting US investment.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A coalition of children's rights organisations, health professional bodies, charities, and community and voluntary sector groups, the Equal Protection Working Group, expressed "profound disappointment".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Soon she would join the League of Women Voters, where in time she would become a local leader in the fight for women's rights.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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