rightless
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8.0
Someone the law and other people do not protect
- adjective
- /ˈraɪt.ləs/
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sin derechos
- That law made the workers rightless, stripping them of any legal entitlements to fair wages.
Examples
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The oppressive regime left many citizens feeling rightless in their fight for freedom.
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In that unjust society, the refugees were viewed as rightless and without any protection.
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Your right to anything at others' expense means that they become rightless.
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Your "right" to happiness at their expense means that they become rightless serfs, i.e., your slaves.
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You have a right to work, not to rob others of the fruits of their work, not to turn others into sacrificial, rightless animals laboring to fulfill your needs.
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Antonyms
How Protected
constitutional right
94
4.1
- Formal
94
4.1
exclusive right
17
7.1
- Specialized
17
7.1
recognized
55
3.5
- Formal
55
3.5
Harijan rights
- Offensive
rightless
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8.0
1
8.0
Surface Forms
rightless positive
Morphology
Etymology
Rightless comes from right ('a legal or moral claim') and the ending -less ('without'), as in hopeless. So rightless means 'without rights', which is why it describes people who have no legal protection.