"rechten" meaning in Dutch

See rechten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Nl-rechten.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛxtən Etymology: Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Recht}} German Recht Head templates: {{head|nl|noun form}} rechten
  1. plural of recht Tags: form-of, plural Form of: recht
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-noun-8GWh0x4U
  2. (academic subject, colloquial) law Tags: colloquial, literary, subjective
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-noun-jx90rfZY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rechtsgeleerdheid [literary, subjective] Related terms: wet

Verb

Audio: Nl-rechten.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛxtən Etymology: Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Recht}} German Recht Head templates: {{nl-verb}} rechten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|recht}} Forms: weak [table-tags], rechten [infinitive], rechten [gerund, neuter], recht [first-person, present, singular], rechtte [first-person, past, singular], recht [present, second-person, singular], rechtte [past, second-person, singular], recht [formal, present, second-person, singular], rechtte [formal, past, second-person, singular], recht [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], recht [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], rechtte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], rechtte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], recht [present, singular, third-person], rechtte [past, singular, third-person], rechten [plural, present], rechtten [past, plural], rechte [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], rechtte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], rechten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], rechtten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], recht [imperative, present, singular], recht [archaic, imperative, plural, present], rechtend [participle, present], gerecht [participle, past]
  1. to seek justice, notably:
    to sue judicially
    Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-verb-9gflGvom Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 51 11 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 4 29 6 6 5 8 15 5 2 3 6 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 39 4 4 4 6 19 4 2 3 4 3 2
  2. to seek justice, notably:
    to contend by argument etc.
    Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-verb-wLuORxeQ
  3. to straighten Synonyms (straighten): rechtmaken, rechttrekken (english: both cognate)
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-verb-Ga16WZPU Disambiguation of 'straighten': 1 1 95 2
  4. to erect, raise Synonyms (erect): oprichten (english: cognate)
    Sense id: en-rechten-nl-verb-VWICuoDn Disambiguation of 'erect': 6 6 3 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (seek justice): recht zoeken Synonyms (seek justice, judicial only): procederen
Disambiguation of 'seek justice': 48 48 1 3 Disambiguation of 'seek justice, judicial only': 47 47 1 4

Inflected forms

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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "rechten",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "recht"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of recht"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recht",
          "recht#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch colloquialisms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The appellation ‘laws’ derives from the university-level education in the middle ages, when at the law colleges one could study secular (mainly Roman) law as well as canon law.",
          "text": "De uitdrukking ‘rechten’ stamt uit het universitair onderwijs in de middeleeuwen toen men aan de juridische faculteiten zowel wereldlijk (vooral Romeins) recht als het canoniek recht kon studeren."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(academic subject, colloquial) law"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "literary",
        "subjective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-rechten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/Nl-rechten.ogg/Nl-rechten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Nl-rechten.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛxtən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "subjective"
      ],
      "word": "rechtsgeleerdheid"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rechten"
}

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