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To the Shahs, such terms as tyrant, scoundrel, unrightful king, are freely applied.

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham

Then might not Saladin lay claim to her, Withdrawing her from the unrightful owner?

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

None of you will admit that violence can destroy righteousness: it can but establish unlawful, unrightful fact.

From Select Speeches of Kossuth by Newman, Francis William

What therefore, Saladin, if you withdraw The maid at once from the unrightful owner?

From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Taylor, William

We must, however, leaving all cases of abuse out of the question, remember, that a really unrightful favor, granted to the debtor, may possibly entail the ruin of his creditor.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)