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recht.

straight

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/rɛxt/
  1. straight

    in een rechte lijn
  2. obsolete form of rechts, rechter (“right, not left”)

    alt-of · obsolete
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.

noun/rɛxt/
  1. a right, competence, authority, privilege

    neuter
    Je hebt het recht niet om dat te doen!
  2. justice

    neuter
    Noemt u dit recht? Ik noem dit onrecht.
    Deze kale vloer doet het huis geen recht aan.
  3. jurisprudence, the law

    neuter
    Het recht omtrent cybercriminaliteit is momenteel nog erg onduidelijk.
    Het recht heeft beslist.
  4. a formal fee, custom, duty to be paid

    neuter
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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