LEGAL RIGHT Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase legal right. (close relations)
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| authorization | nounn | |||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • official permission or approval • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||||||
| entitlement | nounn | |||||
noun • right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) | ||||||
| liberty | nounn | |||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • freedom of choice • personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression • leave granted to a sailor or naval officer • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||
| license | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization verb • authorize officially | ||||||
| permission | nounn | |||||
noun • approval to do something • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | ||||||
| prerogative | nounn | |||||
noun • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | ||||||
| privilege | nounn | |||||
noun • a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) • (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship verb • bestow a privilege upon | ||||||
| sanction | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • formal and explicit approval • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards • official permission or approval • the act of final authorization verb • give sanction to • give authority or permission to • give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | ||||||