legal right

• Un droit légal est un pouvoir, un privilège ou une prérogative reconnu et protégé par la loi, qui permet à une personne ou à une organisation d'agir d'une certaine manière ou d'exiger que d'autres agissent d'une certaine façon.

A legal right is a power, privilege, or entitlement recognized and protected by law, which allows an individual or entity to act in a certain way or to demand that others act in a certain way.

1. Entitlement under lawB2formal

   A power, privilege, or claim that a person or entity is entitled to by law.

   droit légal

   • Every citizen has a legal right to a fair trial.
   • The contract grants the author the legal right to publish the work.
   • She fought for her legal right to inherit the property.

2. Protection or permissionB2formal

   A legally recognized interest or permission that allows a person to act or be protected in a certain way.

   droit légal

   • The tenant has a legal right to live in the apartment without harassment.
   • Workers have a legal right to a safe working environment.
   • The company asserted its legal right to use the trademark.