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Droit
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droit
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Fr.
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r
w
a
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droit
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drɔɪt
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Fr.
drwa
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droit
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Fr.
d
r
w
a
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noun,
plural
droits
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drɔɪts
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Fr.
drwa
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droits
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Fr.
d
r
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a
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.
1.
a legal right or claim.
2.
droits,
Finance,
Rare
.
customs duties.
Origin:
1470–80;
<
French
<
Late Latin
dīrēctum
legal right, law (noun use of neuter of
Latin
dīrēctus
direct
)
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droit
(drɔɪt,
French
drwa)
—
n
,
pl
droits
a legal or moral right or claim; due
[C15: from French: legal right, from Medieval Latin
dīrēctum
law, from Latin: a straight line; see
direct
]
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