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right to travel.A person’s constitutional right — guaranteed by the Privileges and Immunities Clause — to travel freely between states. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to terminate.See RIGHT OF TERMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to rescind.The remedy accorded to a party to a contract when the other party breaches a duty that arises independently of the contract. • The right to rescind is contrasted with a right of termination, which arises when the other party breaches a duty that arises under the contract. — Also termed right of…

right to remain silent.See RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to refuse treatment.See RIGHT TO DIE. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to privacy.See RIGHT OF PRIVACY. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to petition.The constitutional right — guaranteed by the First Amendment — of the people to make formal requests to the government, as by lobbying or writing letters to public officials. — Also termed right of petition; freedom of petition. [Cases: Constitutional Law 91.C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 461–462, 466, 612–629.]  [Blacks Law 8th]

right-to-know act.A federal or state statute requiring businesses (such as chemical manufacturers) that produce hazardous substances to disclose information about the substances both to the community where they are produced or stored and to employees who handle them. — Also termed right-to-know statute. [Cases: Environmental Law 415.] [Blacks Law 8th]

right to family integrity.See RIGHT OF FAMILY INTEGRITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

right to exclude.Patents. A patentee’s right to prevent others from making, using, selling, or offering for sale the patentee’s invention. [Cases: Patents 191. C.J.S. Patents §§ 217, 314, 339.] [Blacks Law 8th]