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droit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • entitlement noun The right to receive or do something.
  • honest adj Telling the truth and not inclined to lie, cheat, or steal.
  • law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  • right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  • right wing noun The conservative side of politics, generally favouring free markets, traditional social values, strong national identity and limited state intervention in the economy.
  • straight adjective Extending in one direction without bending or curving.

Senses

droit is used for these senses in English:

  • entitlement Something that one is entitled to.
  • honest (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
  • right Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
  • right (geometry) Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
  • right (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
  • right That which complies with justice, law or reason.
  • right The right side or direction.
  • right angle (geometry) Half of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.

entitlement — full definition

  1. noun The right to receive or do something.
  2. noun A government benefit paid to people who qualify under the law, such as a pension or social security.
  3. noun An attitude of believing you deserve special treatment.

honest — full definition

  1. adj Telling the truth and not inclined to lie, cheat, or steal.
  2. adj Sincere and fair, without hidden motives.

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