PREP

in the ~ (= having justice and truth on your side)
There's no doubt that he's in the right on this

PHRASES

have right on your side
I appealed against the decision because I knew I had right on my side
know right from wrong
Children of that age don't know right from wrong
right and wrong
She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong
the rights and wrongs of sth
We sat discussing the rights and wrongs of the prison system

ADJ

basic, fundamental, inalienable
the basic rights of all citizens
absolute, perfect
I've got a perfect right to park here if I want to
equal
exclusive, sole
full
automatic
Any employee who is sacked has an automatic right to appeal
animal, human
animal rights campaigners human rights violations
legal, statutory
contractual
moral
You have a moral right to that money
civil
the civil rights movement
gay, women's
parental
The local authority exercises parental rights over the children until foster homes are found
squatters'
The teenagers claimed squatters' rights and were allowed to remain in the building
pension
voting
divine, god-given
the old idea of the divine right of kings I suppose you think you have some god-given right to tell me what to do?

VERB + RIGHT

enjoy, have, retain
They have no right to come onto my land
assert, claim, demand
know
You can't do that to me?I know my rights
establish
The new president undertook to establish full rights for all minorities
stand up for
You should stand up for your rights and insist that he pays you
reserve
I reserve the right to leave at any time I choose
gain, get
confer on sb, give sb, grant sb
We were granted the exclusive rights to produce the software in the UK
extend
The government extended voting rights to everyone over the age of 18
exercise
enforce
The landlord enforced his right to enter the property
abdicate, give up, relinquish, renounce
He renounced his right to the throne
waive
They gave me my uncle's money, on condition that I waived all rights to his property
forfeit, lose
defend, protect, safeguard
acknowledge, recognize, respect
affect, infringe
These additional guarantees do not affect your statutory rights
deny sb
abolish

PREP

as of ~, by ~
The property belongs to her by/as of right
by ~ of
The Normans ruled England by right of conquest
within your ~s
You're acting entirely within your rights
~ of
the right of assembly/asylum/citizenship/free speech/ownership
~ over
He claimed full rights over the discovery
~s for
equal rights for all
~ to
Do I have any right to compensation?

PHRASES

have every right
She has every right to feel bitter
right of way
There is no public right of way across the fields

ADJ

film, movie, television
translation
foreign
property
mineral
grazing

VERB + RIGHT

acquire, buy, get, obtain
sell
He sold the film rights for $2 million
have, hold

PHRASES

all rights reserved (= protected or kept for the owner of the book, film, etc.)

VERB + RIGHT

take
Take a right at the traffic lights

PREP

from the ~
Look out for traffic coming from the right
on the ~
Ours is the first house on the right
to the ~
Keep over to the right

PHRASES

the first/second, etc. right
Take the first right, and then it's the second turning on your left
from left to right/from right to left
The books are numbered from right to left

ADJ

extreme, far

PREP

on the ~
He's on the extreme right of the party