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Child rights
Child rights, includes to children's rights adopted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child on the 20th November, 1989 and ratified by the Government of India on the 11th December, 1992. [Commission...
Absolute right
Absolute right, means a right that belongs to every human being, such as the right of personal liberty; a natural right, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1322.
voting rights
voting rights 1 : rights of participation in esp. public elections see also Voting Rights Act in the Important Laws section 2 : the rights of shareholders or directors to vote on corporate matters compare voting...
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right of entry
right of entry 1 a : the legal right of taking or resuming possession of real property in a peaceable manner b : power of termination at power c : the legal right to enter upon...
natural right
natural right : a right considered to be conferred by natural law [James Madison…distinguished natural rights, such as life and liberty, from rights that are part of the compact between citizen and government "L. H. Tribe"]
fundamental right
fundamental right : a right that is considered by a court (as the U.S. Supreme Court) to be explicitly or implicitly expressed in a constitution (as the U.S. Constitution) NOTE: A court must review a law...
absolute right
absolute right : an unqualified right : a legally enforceable right to take some action or to refrain from acting at the sole discretion of the person having the right
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights, a declaration delivered by the Lords and Commons to the Prince and Princess of Orange, and afterwards enacted in Parliament, when they became King and Queen, as 1 W. & M., sess. 2,...
Personal rights
Personal rights, the rights of personal security, com-prising those of life, limb, body, health, reputation, and the right of personal liberty.
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
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