right
Roget category 922
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.1. Moral obligations
#922.
Right
noun
right —
what ought to be,
what should be —
fitness
etc.
adj. —
summum jus [Lat.].
justice,
equity —
equitableness
etc.
adj. —
propriety —
fair play,
impartiality,
measure for measure,
give and take,
lex talionis [Lat.].
Astraea†,
Nemesis,
Themis.
scales of justice,
evenhanded justice,
karma —
suum cuique [Lat.] —
clear stage,
fair field and no favor,
level playing field.
morals
etc.
(duty)
926 —
law
etc.
963 —
honor
etc.
(probity)
939 —
virtue
etc.
944.
verb
be right
etc.
adj. —
stand to reason.
see justice done,
see one righted,
see fair play —
do justice to —
recompense
etc.
(reward)
973 —
bold the scales even,
give and take —
serve one right,
put the saddle on the right horse —
give every one his due,
give the devil his due —
audire alteram partem [Lat.].
deserve
etc.
(be entitled to)
924.
adjective
right,
good —
just,
reasonable —
fit
etc.
924 —
equal,
equable,
equatable† —
evenhanded,
fair.
legitimate,
justifiable,
rightful —
as it should be,
as it ought to be —
lawful
etc.
(permitted)
760,
(legal)
963.
deserved
etc.
924.
adverb
rightly
etc.
adj. —
+a bon droit [Fr.],
au bon droit [Fr.],
in justice,
in equity,
in reason.
without distinction of persons,
without regard to persons,
without respect to persons —
upon even terms.
interjection
all right!,
fair's fair.
phrase
Dieu et mon droit [Fr.] —
in equal scale weighing delight and dole"
[Hamlet];
justitia cuum cuique distribuit [Lat.]
[Cicero];
justitiae soror incorrupta fides [Lat.] —
justitia virtutem regina [Lat.] —
thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just"
[Henry VI].
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