Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #866 of 1319

rights (n.)

things you are entitled to

Examples

  • Human rights.

Key rules

  • Rights are things people are entitled to by law
  • Human rights, civil rights, rights of citizens
  • Rights is plural in this sense

Common mistakes

  • The right are important → Rights are important
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