by rights
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) Properly, in justice.
- The post of vice-president should, by rights, have been given to John.
- (properly) by all rights, in fairness
- French: légitimement
- Russian: по пра́ву
- Spanish: en justicia
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