Meanings
nounhuman right (plural human rights)
plural human rights
- A basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being human.
A row has erupted after a judge spoke in court about the “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife.
2019 April 2, Owen Bowcott, “English judge says man having sex with wife is 'fundamental human right'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic حَقّ إِنْسَانِيّ, حُقُوق إِنْسَان
- حَقّ إِنْسَانِيّ (ḥaqq ʔinsāniyy)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
- حُقُوق إِنْسَان (ḥuqūq ʔinsān)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Bulgarian чове́шко пра́во
- чове́шко пра́во (čovéško právo)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Catalan dret humà
- dret humàbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Chinese Mandarin 人權 /人权
- 人權 /人权 (rénquán)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Czech lidské právo
- lidské právobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Danish menneskeret
- menneskeretbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Dutch mensenrecht
- mensenrechtbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Esperanto homa rajto
- homa rajtobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Finnish ihmisoikeus
- ihmisoikeusbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
French droit humain
- droit humainbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
German Menschenrecht
- Menschenrechtbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Greek ανθρώπινο δικαίωμα
- ανθρώπινο δικαίωμα (anthrópino dikaíoma)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Hebrew זְכוּת אָדָם
- זְכוּת אָדָם (z'khút-adám)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Hindi मानवाधिकार
- मानवाधिकार (mānvādhikār)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Hungarian emberi jog
- emberi jogbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Indonesian hak asasi manusia
- hak asasi manusiabasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Italian diritto umano
- diritto umanobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Japanese 人権
- 人権 (jinken)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Korean 인권
- 인권 (in'gwon)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Latin iūs hominis
- iūs hominisbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Norwegian Bokmål menneskerett, menneskerettighet
- menneskerettbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
- menneskerettighetbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Polish prawo człowieka
- prawo człowiekabasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Portuguese direito humano
- direito humanobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Romanian drept al omului
- drept al omuluibasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Russian пра́во челове́ка, права́ челове́ка
- пра́во челове́ка (právo čelovéka)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
- права́ челове́ка (pravá čelovéka)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Scottish Gaelic còir dhaonna
- còir dhaonnabasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Slovak ľudské právo
- ľudské právobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Spanish derecho humano
- derecho humanobasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Swahili haki ya binadamu
- haki ya binadamubasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Swedish mänsklig rättighet
- mänsklig rättighetbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Thai สิทธิมนุษยชน
- สิทธิมนุษยชน (sìt-tí-má-nút-sà-yá-chon)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Ukrainian пра́во люди́ни, права́ люди́ни
- пра́во люди́ни (právo ljudýny)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
- права́ люди́ни (pravá ljudýny)basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Vietnamese nhân quyền
- nhân quyềnbasic right that all humans should be guaranteed
Cite this entry
APA
human right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20right
MLA
“human right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20right. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human right,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20right.
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