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Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. |
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Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not
oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone. |
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Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or
to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according
with truth and duty; just; true. |
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Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man
in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford. |
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Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not
spurious. |
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According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to
fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this
is the right faith. |
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Most favorable or convenient; fortunate. |
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Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which
the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; --
opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the
right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the
lower animals. |
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Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated;
correctly done. |
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Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of
a piece of cloth. |
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In a right manner. |
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In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway;
immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the
mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide. |
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Exactly; just. |
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According to the law or will of God; conforming to the
standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge
right. |
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According to any rule of art; correctly. |
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According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really;
correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. |
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In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely;
highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. |
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That which is right or correct. |
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The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful
authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of
moral wrong. |
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A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence
to truth or fact. |
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A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper;
justice; uprightness; integrity. |
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That to which one has a just claim. |
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That which one has a natural claim to exact. |
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That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to
exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a
criminal. |
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That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim
to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of
property; title; claim; interest; ownership. |
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Privilege or immunity granted by authority. |
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The right side; the side opposite to the left. |
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In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those
members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center,
5. |
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The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of
cloth, a carpet, etc. |
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To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to
set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or
crooked); to correct. |
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To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights
to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to
right one's self; also, to vindicate. |
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To recover the proper or natural condition or position;
to become upright. |
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Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat,
after careening. |
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