recht

Definitions of recht
  1. noun
    the quality of being just or fair
    synonyms: gerechtigheid, rechtvaardigheid
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    antonyms:
    onbillijkheid, ongerechtigheid, onrecht, onrechtvaardigheid, onredelijkheid
    the practice of being unjust or unfair
    types:
    onpartijdigheid
    conformity with rules or standards
    gelijk, rechtsgoed
    anything in accord with principles of justice
    sportiviteit
    fairness in following the rules of the game
  2. noun
    legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
    synonyms: justitie, rechtswezen, wet, wetgeving
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    types:
    constitutie, grondwet, regeringsbestel, regeringsstelsel, regeringsvorm, staatsbestel, staatsinrichting, staatsorde, staatsrecht, staatsregeling, staatsvorm
    law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
    publiekrecht
    a law affecting the public at large
    droogleggen
    a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
  3. noun
    the practice of law
    synonyms: berechting, gericht, judicatuur, justitie, rechtspraak
  4. noun
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    synonyms: rechtsgoed
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    entree, terechtkunnen, toegang
    the right to enter
    mensenrechten
    (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
    optie, prerogatief, privilege, voorrecht, vrijdom, vrijheid
    a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
    optie, privilege, voorrecht, vrijdom, vrijheid
    (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
    gelijkberechtiging, gelijkgerechtigdheid, rechtsgelijkheid
    the right to equal protection of the laws
    burgerrecht, grondrecht
    right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
    kiesrecht, stemrecht
    a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
    patentrecht
    the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention
    auteursrecht, copyright, kopijrecht, rechten
    a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
    ambtsvervulling, beschikkingsrecht, pachtstelsel
    the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
    type of:
    abstractie, abstractum
    a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
  5. noun
    a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
    synonyms: auteursrecht, copyright, kopijrecht, rechten
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    type of:
    document, paperassen, papier, papieren
    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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