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right of first refusal.A potential buyer’s contractual right to meet the terms of a third party’s higher offer. • For example, if Beth has a right of first refusal on the purchase of Sam’s house, and if Terry offers to buy the house for $300,000, then Beth can match this offer and prevent Terry from…

right of first publication.See common-law copyright under COPYRIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of family integrity.A fundamental and substantive due-process right for a family unit to be free of unjustified state interference. • While not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, this right is said to emanate from it. The contours of the right are nebulous and incompletely defined, but it at least includes the right to…

right of exoneration.See EQUITY OF EXONERATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of entry for condition broken.See POWER OF TERMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of entry for breach of condition.See POWER OF TERMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of entry. 1. The right of taking or resuming possession of land or other real property in a peaceable manner. 2.POWER OF TERMINATION. 3. The right to go into another’s real property for a special purpose without committing trespass. • An example is a landlord’s right to enter a tenant’s property to make repairs.…

right of election.Wills & estates. A surviving spouse’s statutory right to choose either the gifts given by the deceased spouse in the will or a forced share or a share of the estate as defined in the probate statute. — Also termed widow’s election. See ELECTION(2); augmented estate under ESTATE (3). [Cases: Descent and Distribution…

right of division.Scots law. See BENEFIT OF DIVISION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of dissent and appraisal.See APPRAISAL REMEDY. [Blacks Law 8th]