to rights

Idioms and Phrases

see dead to rights ; set to rights .

Example Sentences

The legal case follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2021 that Uber drivers were not self-employed, but were workers entitled to rights including holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and breaks.

From BBC

Most notably, the Republican-led Legislature in Florida erected nearly insurmountable barriers to rights restoration after residents overwhelmingly decided to restore the vote to some people with convictions in 2018.

From Slate

Demonstrators were met with police brutality, according to rights groups, with dozens of people killed and numerous others abducted.

From BBC

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner described this as the "biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation".

From BBC

When O'Malley beat Aljamain Sterling for the title last year, the promotion shared the knockout on social media to a worldwide audience - something it rarely does due to rights deals with various broadcasters.

From BBC

Related Words

• businesslike
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