rightful
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, these third parties hope to slow down the process and hope that the estate or rightful/legal heir will settle in order to move on.
From MarketWatch
Maduro, who has led Venezuela since 2013, also asserted that he is still the rightful leader of the South American nation.
From Salon
Yet the entire world considers it the rightful property of Somalia, the vortex of unending chaos from which Hargeisa declared its independence in 1991.
They included a statement from Jolley, which said: "I do not wish my presence to deter the board from its mission of returning the club to its rightful place in the EFL."
From BBC
From the poignant title track to the oozing, satirical groove of “Have a Cigar,” the album holds its rightful place as one of the decade’s enduring masterworks.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
