Law Dictionary Definitions

.right of reentry.See POWER OF TERMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of redemption.1.EQUITY OF REDEMPTION. 2.STATUTORY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of publicity.The right to control the use of one’s own name, picture, or likeness and to prevent another from using it for commercial benefit without one’s consent. [Cases: Torts 8.5(6). C.J.S. Right of Privacy and Publicity §§ 9–16, 40–43, 45.] “The right of publicity is a state-law created intellectual property right whose infringement is…

right of privacy. 1. The right to personal autonomy. • The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly provide for a right of privacy or for a general right of personal autonomy, but the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that a right of personal autonomy is implied in the “zones of privacy” created by specific constitutional guarantees.…

right of preemption.A potential buyer’s contractual right to have the first opportunity to buy, at a specified price, if the seller chooses to sell within the contracted period. • For example, if Beth has a right of preemption on Sam’s house for five years at $100,000, Sam can either keep the house for five years…

right of possession.The right to hold, use, occupy, or otherwise enjoy a given property; esp., the right to enter real property and eject or evict a wrongful possessor. [Cases: Forcible Entry and Detainer 9(2).] [Blacks Law 8th]

right of petition.See RIGHT TO PETITION. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of occupancy.See INDIAN TITLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of innocent passage.See INNOCENT PASSAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

right of fishery.See FISHERY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]