rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The freedom-of-speech monitor, Media and Law Studies Association, said Göktaş was facing prison "for telling jokes", and pointed out that satire was protected under Turkey's constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
A similar lawsuit was filed earlier in June at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to halt US deportations to Equatorial Guinea, which has also served as a way station for African deportees.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Both invoked their human rights under article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to a private and family life - to avoid deportation.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan, free-speech advocacy group, gave the university an F in its free-speech ranking this year, placing it 217th out of 252 schools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Congress to pass the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations such as restaurants, theaters and hotels, in government, and in employment.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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