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ASSERT CLAIM [2 records]

Record 1 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

The term 'rights' is used loosely in ordinary speech, usually as a rhetorical device to assert a claim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
DEF

Réclamer une chose sur laquelle on a un droit.

CONT

Le terme de « droits » est employé de façon peu rigoureuse dans le discours ordinaire, généralement comme formule de rhétorique pour faire valoir une revendication.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public

Spanish

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