droit

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

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.

From Reuters

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

From New York Times

If he was a serf, his goods inured to his master; but from all personal property was deducted the cost of burning its owner and the droits de justice of the seigneur-justicier.

From Project Gutenberg