Rightful
adjective
Legally or morally correct or accepted in a role, position or ownership.
The stolen painting was returned to its rightful owner.
Often appears as...
- rightful owner
- rightful place
adjective
Deserved because of the qualities, efforts or behavior of a person.
He is the rightful winner of the race.
Often appears as...
- rightful winner
- rightful recognition
adjective
Legally or morally correct or accepted in a role, position or ownership.
The stolen painting was returned to its rightful owner.
Often appears as...
- rightful owner
- rightful place
adjective
Deserved because of the qualities, efforts or behavior of a person.
He is the rightful winner of the race.
Often appears as...
- rightful winner
- rightful recognition
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Right
Use 'rightful' to stress that something is according to law or fairness, especially when there's been controversy.
After the court decision, she was acknowledged as the rightful owner of the property.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Claim
'Rightful' often suggests a moral right in addition to a legal one, implying that something is just.
The campaign fought to give the villagers the rightful access to the forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Restoring Justice
Use 'rightful' when something is returned or restored after being taken or lost unjustly.
The exile finally returned to his rightful home after many years.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Right
Use 'rightful' to stress that something is according to law or fairness, especially when there's been controversy.
After the court decision, she was acknowledged as the rightful owner of the property.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Claim
'Rightful' often suggests a moral right in addition to a legal one, implying that something is just.
The campaign fought to give the villagers the rightful access to the forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Restoring Justice
Use 'rightful' when something is returned or restored after being taken or lost unjustly.
The exile finally returned to his rightful home after many years.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Right
Use 'rightful' to stress that something is according to law or fairness, especially when there's been controversy.
After the court decision, she was acknowledged as the rightful owner of the property.
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Claim
'Rightful' often suggests a moral right in addition to a legal one, implying that something is just.
The campaign fought to give the villagers the rightful access to the forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Restoring Justice
Use 'rightful' when something is returned or restored after being taken or lost unjustly.
The exile finally returned to his rightful home after many years.
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Success, failure and the...
Look, I don't know where you rightfully live, but I know that there's something in this world that you love more than you love yourself. Something worthy, by the way, so addiction and infatuation don't count, because we all know that those are not safe places to live. Right? The only trick is that you've got to identify
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The quest for the...
on the busiest walk spots. That was nice to see, but man, it's startling. I mean, recent data has shown that droplets can spread the disease, and so people are rightfully being cautious. And we didn't know that. You remember when we started, we said it's a point outbreak,
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Zeynep Tufekci: How the...
The achievements they were able to have, their outcomes, are not really proportional to the size and energy they inspired. The hopes they rightfully raised are not really matched by what they were able to have as a result in the end. And this raises a
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The case against "good"...
and send these words to their rightful fate. Now imagine a world without these two words. Imagine a world where real description is required, digging further into our vocabulary than just a monosyllabic effort to get away with not being honest,
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Crocs Eating Dinos PIPE...
crocodiles have claimed their rightful ancient place as versatile vital actors on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost world for those who have had a hand in creating the crocodile time machine the end results are more than gratifying
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Africa is a sleeping...
so she could take her rightful place on the world's arena, you can your bit, too. Please listen more. Listen to your African friends without a preconceived notion of what you think that they're going to say. Read African books.
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The Real Cleopatra PIPE...
dendera represents cleopatra at the height of her power this is probably the image of Cleopatra anywhere in Egypt anywhere in the world Cleopatra as the mother of caesarean whom she believes is her rightful heir
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Owning your digital DNA...
driver's seat because digital dnaesda must belong to the rightful owners people who would decide how it's being used and if you indulge me I really want to change the world thank you thank you very much
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Cameras Reveal the...
really are and with help from us we can guarantee their safe and rightful place and ensure that these remarkable animals are around long into the future
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Inside the mind of a...
But now I began to question how I knew what I knew. I endlessly told others to accept the truth, but I failed to give doubt its rightful place.
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Success, failure and the...
Look, I don't know where you rightfully live, but I know that there's something in this world that you love more than you love yourself. Something worthy, by the way, so addiction and infatuation don't count, because we all know that those are not safe places to live. Right? The only trick is that you've got to identify
Video examples
The quest for the...
on the busiest walk spots. That was nice to see, but man, it's startling. I mean, recent data has shown that droplets can spread the disease, and so people are rightfully being cautious. And we didn't know that. You remember when we started, we said it's a point outbreak,
Video examples
Zeynep Tufekci: How the...
The achievements they were able to have, their outcomes, are not really proportional to the size and energy they inspired. The hopes they rightfully raised are not really matched by what they were able to have as a result in the end. And this raises a
Video examples
The case against "good"...
and send these words to their rightful fate. Now imagine a world without these two words. Imagine a world where real description is required, digging further into our vocabulary than just a monosyllabic effort to get away with not being honest,
Video examples
Crocs Eating Dinos PIPE...
crocodiles have claimed their rightful ancient place as versatile vital actors on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost world for those who have had a hand in creating the crocodile time machine the end results are more than gratifying
Video examples
Africa is a sleeping...
so she could take her rightful place on the world's arena, you can your bit, too. Please listen more. Listen to your African friends without a preconceived notion of what you think that they're going to say. Read African books.
Video examples
The Real Cleopatra PIPE...
dendera represents cleopatra at the height of her power this is probably the image of Cleopatra anywhere in Egypt anywhere in the world Cleopatra as the mother of caesarean whom she believes is her rightful heir
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Owning your digital DNA...
driver's seat because digital dnaesda must belong to the rightful owners people who would decide how it's being used and if you indulge me I really want to change the world thank you thank you very much
Video examples
Cameras Reveal the...
really are and with help from us we can guarantee their safe and rightful place and ensure that these remarkable animals are around long into the future
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Inside the mind of a...
But now I began to question how I knew what I knew. I endlessly told others to accept the truth, but I failed to give doubt its rightful place.
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Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
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Patrick Whitesell
American Businessman
There's no question there needs to be higher-paying opportunities for women. It's not that it hasn't existed in certain categories: Certain women have made a lot of money... Jennifer Lawrence... is being paid a lot of money, rightfully so, for the franchises she's in.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
Sometimes I think that I was forced to withdraw into depression because it was the only rightful protest I could throw in the face of a world that said it was alright for people to come and go as they please, that there were simply no real obligations left.
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Emma Gonzalez
American Activist
Many people in this world are not raised to understand the concept of consent, in all walks of life, and it's important that abusers of consent not be treated as victims when they are rightfully exposed.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
Justice is the object of government, and those who support the government, must be agreed as to the justice to be executed by it, or they cannot rightfully unite in maintaining the government itself.
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Richard Grenell
American Diplomat
Foreign aid, though less than 1% of the annual federal budget, is often a hard case to make to constituents who are rightfully worried about domestic and economic issues.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.
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Letitia James
American Public Servant
As we express our gratitude to veterans for protecting our freedom, it is imperative that we provide them the necessary services and benefits they rightfully deserve.
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Ryan Holiday
American Author
We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if we've earned it.
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Wesley Sneijder
Dutch Athlete
I only want to be a player who can help Madrid return to their rightful place in football.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Quote examples
Patrick Whitesell
American Businessman
There's no question there needs to be higher-paying opportunities for women. It's not that it hasn't existed in certain categories: Certain women have made a lot of money... Jennifer Lawrence... is being paid a lot of money, rightfully so, for the franchises she's in.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
Sometimes I think that I was forced to withdraw into depression because it was the only rightful protest I could throw in the face of a world that said it was alright for people to come and go as they please, that there were simply no real obligations left.
Quote examples
Emma Gonzalez
American Activist
Many people in this world are not raised to understand the concept of consent, in all walks of life, and it's important that abusers of consent not be treated as victims when they are rightfully exposed.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
Justice is the object of government, and those who support the government, must be agreed as to the justice to be executed by it, or they cannot rightfully unite in maintaining the government itself.
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Richard Grenell
American Diplomat
Foreign aid, though less than 1% of the annual federal budget, is often a hard case to make to constituents who are rightfully worried about domestic and economic issues.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.
Quote examples
Letitia James
American Public Servant
As we express our gratitude to veterans for protecting our freedom, it is imperative that we provide them the necessary services and benefits they rightfully deserve.
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Ryan Holiday
American Author
We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if we've earned it.
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Wesley Sneijder
Dutch Athlete
I only want to be a player who can help Madrid return to their rightful place in football.
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