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human right

human right noun: a basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being human.

Noun

human right (plural human rights)

  1. 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

human right meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai

human right in Hindi

basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
मानवाधिकार mānvādhikār

human right in Arabic

basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
حَقّ إِنْسَانِيّ ḥaqq ʔinsāniyy, حُقُوق إِنْسَان ḥuqūq ʔinsān

human right in Indonesian

basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
hak asasi manusia

human right in Thai

basic right that all humans should be guaranteed
สิทธิมนุษยชน sìt-tí-má-nút-sà-yá-chon
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human right in Vietnamese
nhân quyền

Forms of human right

pluralhuman rights

Questions about human right

What does human right mean?
Human right means a basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being human.
What is human right in Hindi?
Human right in Hindi is मानवाधिकार (mānvādhikār). See Human right meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is human right?
Human right is a noun.
What is the plural of human right?
The plural of human right is human rights.

Words near human right in the dictionary

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  4. human resources
  5. human resources management
  6. human right
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  8. human roulette wheel
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  10. human sacrifice
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