"by rights" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /baɪ ˈɹaits/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-by rights.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪts Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} by rights, {{en-prep phrase}} by rights
  1. Alternative form of by right Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: by right
    Sense id: en-by_rights-en-prep_phrase-BFUB19SB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for by rights meaning in English (1.7kB)

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