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droit

[ droit; French drwa ]

noun

plural droits
  1. a legal right or claim.
  2. droits, Finance, Rare. customs duties.


droit

/ drwa; drɔɪt /

noun

  1. a legal or moral right or claim; due
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of droit1

1470–80; < French < Late Latin »åÄ«°ùŧ³¦³Ù³Ü³¾ legal right, law (noun use of neuter of Latin »åÄ«°ùŧ³¦³Ù³Ü²õ direct )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of droit1

C15: from French: legal right, from Medieval Latin »åÄ«°ùŧ³¦³Ù³Ü³¾ law, from Latin: a straight line; see direct
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In fact, strictly speaking, the droit du sol is not an automatic right in France, as it is for example in the US where a birth certificate is enough to get a passport.

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The foundation is claiming a violation of the French concept of “droit moral,†or moral right to protect the integrity of an art work.

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French law gives workers a “droit de retrait†- or “right to withdraw†- under legislation introduced by Socialist President Francois Mitterrand in the early 1980s, if they feel there is a danger to their safety.

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The state law stemmed from droit de suite, the French concept of offering artists compensation for future sales.

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Guenever said politely: They call it droit de seigneur in French.â€

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