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
- noun The right to receive or do something.
- noun A government benefit paid to people who qualify under the law, such as a pension or social security.
- noun An attitude of believing you deserve special treatment.
honest — full definition
- adj Telling the truth and not inclined to lie, cheat, or steal.
- adj Sincere and fair, without hidden motives.