have a right to



have a right to

Have a just or legal claim on something or on some action, as in The accused has a right to legal counsel. The related have the right to is often used with infinitives, as in You have the right to remain silent. [Late 1300s] The antonym, dating from the mid-1600s, is have no right to, as in He has no right to push you aside. Also see in the right.
See also: have, right

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Drummond['drʌmənd]
Law[lɔ:]
Itziar-Basque, Spanish
Victoriavik-TAWR-ee-ə (English), vik-TO-ree-ah (German)English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Izidor-Slovene
MelanyMEL-ə-neeEnglish (Modern)