rights

Noun

• an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"
  • "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"
• location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
• the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
• those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
• the hand that is on the right side of the body
  • "hit him with quick rights to the body"
• a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
• anything in accord with principles of justice
• (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
  • "mineral rights"
  • "film rights"
• plural of right

Verb

• make reparations or amends for
• put in or restore to an upright position
• regain an upright or proper position
• make right or correct
• third-person singular simple present indicative of right

Synonyms

compensate, correct, rectify, redress, right, right field, right hand, right wing, rightfield, rightfulness

Antonyms

falsify, left, wrong, wrongfulness