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rights

The correct spelling is rights.

How to pronounce rights

/ɹaɪts/
noun

IPA: /ɹaɪts/

Say it like: Rit-s

The correct spelling is rights. That which complies with justice, law or reason. For example: "We're on the side of right in this contest."

Usage Examples

We're on the side of right in this contest.

You have no right to go through my personal diary.

The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.That which complies with justice, law or reason.
  2. 2.A legal, just or moral entitlement.
  3. 3.The right side or direction.
  4. 4.The right hand or fist.
  5. 5.The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

verb

  1. 1.To correct.
  2. 2.To set upright.
  3. 3.To return to normal upright position.
  4. 4.To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

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