recht.
straight
Meaning & usage
straight
in een rechte lijn
obsolete form of rechts, rechter (“right, not left”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.
a right, competence, authority, privilege
Je hebt het recht niet om dat te doen!
justice
Noemt u dit recht? Ik noem dit onrecht.
Deze kale vloer doet het huis geen recht aan.
jurisprudence, the law
Het recht omtrent cybercriminaliteit is momenteel nog erg onduidelijk.
Het recht heeft beslist.
a formal fee, custom, duty to be paid
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic *rehta, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą, a substantive derivation of the adjective.
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