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Acquired right

Acquired right, means a right that a person does not naturally enjoy, but that is instead procured, such as the right to own property, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1323...


mineral right

mineral right : the right or title to all or specified minerals in a given tract : the right to explore for and extract such minerals or to receive a royalty for them ...


Accessory right

Accessory right, means a supplementary right that has been added to the main right that is vested in the same owner, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1322....


Right angled

Containing a right angle or right angles as a right angled triangle...


substantial right

substantial right : an important or essential right that merits enforcement or protection by the law : a right related to a matter of substance as distinguished from a matter of form ...


right of survivorship

right of survivorship :the right of the survivor of owners of property held jointly to take the entire property ;esp : the right of the survivor of joint tenants to sole ownership of the entire property ...


right of redemption

right of redemption :the right to regain ownership of property by freeing it from a debt, charge, or lien (as by paying to the creditor what is due to release the secured property) ;specif : a mortgagor's statutory right to redeem after a judicial foreclosure and sale ...


right of action

right of action 1 : a right to begin and prosecute an action in the courts (as for the purpose of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong) 2 : chose in action at chose ...


preemptive right

preemptive right 1 : right of first refusal 2 : the right of a shareholder to buy shares of newly issued stock in proportion to existing holdings before a public offering is made in order to prevent dilution of ownership interest or seizure of majority control by management ...


Right hand

Situated or being on the right nearer the right hand than the left as the right hand side room or road...



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