substantive right

sub·stan·tive right

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Definitions of substantive right words

noun substantive right a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society. 1
noun substantive right a basic right of man, as life, liberty, etc., which exists independently from all man-made laws 0

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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