have a right to

Idioms and Phrases

Have a just or legal claim on something or on some action, as in The accused has a right to legal counsel . The related have the right to is often used with infinitives, as in You have the right to remain silent . [Late 1300s] The antonym, dating from the mid-1600s, is have no right to , as in He has no right to push you aside . Also see in the right .