What is another word for by rights?
Pronunciation:
[ ba͡ɪ ɹˈa͡ɪts], [ baɪ ɹˈaɪts], [ b_aɪ ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_s]
Synonyms for By rights:
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adv.
• all -
n.
• by rights Other relevant words:
- aboveboard ,
- acceptable ,
- all ,
- altogether ,
- appropriately ,
- aright ,
- befittingly ,
- candidly ,
- clean ,
- compensate ,
- completely ,
- correct ,
- correctly ,
- entirely ,
- evenhandedly ,
- exactly ,
- fair ,
- fitly ,
- fitting ,
- fittingly ,
- flop ,
- frankly ,
- good ,
- jolly ,
- just ,
- justifiedly ,
- middling ,
- mightily ,
- mighty ,
- moderately ,
- nice ,
- one ,
- passably ,
- powerful ,
- precisely ,
- pretty ,
- proper ,
- reasonably ,
- rectify ,
- redress ,
- right field ,
- right hand ,
- right on ,
- right wing ,
- right-hand ,
- rightfield ,
- rightfulness ,
- ripe ,
- satisfactory ,
- somewhat ,
- suitably ,
- totally ,
- truly ,
- veracious ,
- whole ,
- wholly .
How to use "By rights" in context?
"by rights" is a legal phrase that means according to law or custom. In law, "by rights" is a term used to determine the legal entitlements of a party in a dispute. For example, if someone owns property, "by rights" that person should be able to do whatever they want with it, without asking anyone else's permission. However, in some cases, people may have to ask other people's permission before they can do something with someone else's property.
In general, "by rights" always refers to the legal rights of someone who is legally entitled to something.
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