droit
noun
\ ˈdrȯit
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Definition of droit
: a legal right
Examples of droit in a Sentence
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Je croyais avoir eu droit à tout : eh bien non ! Pour avoir dénoncé les horreurs de #Daech par tweets, la « justice » me soumet à une expertise psychiatrique ! Jusqu’où vont-ils aller ?! — Jen Kirby, Vox, "French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been ordered to take a psychiatric exam," 21 Sep. 2018 France’s policy of droit du sol (birthright citizenship) means they are entitled to French nationality. — The Economist, "France’s leakiest border is in the Indian Ocean," 5 Apr. 2018 This new cinema will be cut and pasted together in a world beyond copyright, where droit d’auteur will soon seem as medieval as droit du seigneur. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, "Dead Media Beat: Jean-Luc Godard says film is dead.," 13 July 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'droit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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