Law
- use
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given...
- enfranchisement
A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially...
- eminent domain
The right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment...
- patent right
The right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention.
- right of election
In probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either...
- right of entry
The legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner.
- right of re-entry
The legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former...
- right of offset
(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that...
- right of privacy
A legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be...
- usufruct
A legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided...
- visitation right
The right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of...
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- tenure
The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands.
- claim
An established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents...
- copyright
A document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic...
- compulsory process
The right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the...
- conjugal right
The right of married persons to the enjoyment of association and sympathy and confidence...
- seat
The legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat...
- conjugal visitation right
The legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual ...
- preemption
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).