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rights of passage

rights of passage is the plural of right of passage.

Meaning of right of passage

Noun

right of passage (plural rights of passage)

  1. Synonym of innocent passage; a fundamental principle of international maritime law allowing foreign vessels to pass peacefully through a coastal state's territorial sea.
  2. Eggcorn of rite of passage.

Questions about rights of passage

What is rights of passage the plural of?
Rights of passage is the plural of right of passage.

Words near rights of passage in the dictionary

  1. rights issues
  2. rights of asylum
  3. rights of audience
  4. rights of entry
  5. rights of first refusal
  6. rights of passage
  7. rights of publicity
  8. rights of reentry
  9. rights of return
  10. rights of way
  11. rights offer

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