rechten

Meaning

Verb

1. to seek justice, notably
2. to seek justice, notably:
3. to contend by argument etc.
4. to straighten
5. to erect, raise

Noun

1. (form-of,plural) plural of recht
2. (colloquial,literary,subjective) law

Etymology

Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”).

Sentences

Ze werken vaak illegaal en genieten geen rechten ...

They often work illegally and enjoy no rights ...

Op het gebied van de rechten van familieleden zijn er zeer belangwekkende ontwikkelingen .

As regards the rights of family, there are some very interesting changes in this area.

Van belang is ook het universele en ondeelbare karakter van die rechten .

It is also important to stress the universal and indivisible nature of those rights.