"unenumerated right" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unenumerated rights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unenumerated right (plural unenumerated rights)
  1. (law, politics) A legal right which is not explicitly stated, coded, written in laws or constitutions; which may be inferred to exist from other rights, or inferred from traditions that have been canonized in law court rulings. Categories (topical): Law, Politics Synonyms: background right, nonenumerated right, non-enumerated right Related terms: constitutional right, right, traditional right
    Sense id: en-unenumerated_right-en-noun--af4KcMO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law, politics

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