- substantive right
- noun Date: 1939 a right (as of life, liberty, property, or reputation) held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the normal legal order of society
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
substantive right
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substantive right — n: a right arising from substantive law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
substantive right — n. a basic right of man, as life, liberty, etc., which exists independently from all man made laws … English World dictionary
substantive right — noun : a right (as of life, liberty, property, or reputation) held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the normal legal order of society compare remedial right * * * a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own… … Useful english dictionary
substantive right — sub′stantive right′ n. law a right, as life, liberty, or property, regarded as part of the natural legal order of society • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
substantive — sub·stan·tive / səb stən tiv/ adj 1: of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds compare procedural … Law dictionary
right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… … Law dictionary
Right — • Substantive designating the object of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right Right † … Catholic encyclopedia
Substantive rights — Substantive rights, are basic human rights possessed by people in an ordered society and includes rights granted by natural law as well as the substantive law. Substantive rights involve a right to the substance of being human (life, liberty,… … Wikipedia
Substantive — may refer to:In grammar: * a noun substantive, now also called simply noun * a verb substantive, a verb like English be when expressing existence (in contrast to use as a copula)In law: * a matter of substance as opposed to a matter of procedure… … Wikipedia
