Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative as-of-right
- lawBy virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law.
Parliament shall sit as of right.
3 more examples
He may appeal the ruling as of right.
The Constitutional Council shall, as of right, carry out such an examination.
But we have been educated, by a warped system, to believe that food is cheap as of right. That is why many of us are now suffering sticker shock when we eat out.
2023 June 10, Tim Hayward, “The pie’s the limit”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
Translations
Finnish itse lain nojalla
- itse lain nojallaby virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances
French de plein droit
- de plein droitby virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances
Polish prawnie
- prawnieby virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances
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APA
as of right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20of%20right
MLA
“as of right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20of%20right. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as of right,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20of%20right.
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