legal right
Example Sentences
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Judge Rosenthal rejected that argument, saying neither Jones nor Free Speech Systems had the legal right to challenge the earlier bankruptcy order, leaving the court without authority to hear the case.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
A well-funded brokerage account does not automatically grant someone the legal right to speak for you in an emergency room.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Hezbollah, for its turn, condemned the attacks, adding in a statement that it had the “natural and legal right to resist occupation and respond to its attacks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
"He has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country," Benn added.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
It made marriage a whim of the master rather than a legal right.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
