droit

Example Sentences

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He says that once the droit du sol has been abolished on the island, the lure will disappear.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

“It’s about what the French call droit moral,” he says in a recent interview from his home in Los Angeles.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2020

But the way the campaign played out, with the release of the tape, it was almost as if people were talking about droit du seigneur all over again.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2016

But the fact is that resale royalties, called droit de suite, are now standard in much of the world, causing the U.S.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2014

We stopped opposite the old castle of Rochem�use to pay the droit.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker