n. 1) plural of right, which is the collection of entitlements wh...

When a company wants to raise more funds by issuing additional securities, it may give its stockholders the opportunity, ahead of others, to buy the new securities in proportion to the number of share [..]

1) Plural of right. 2) Slang for the information which must be given by law enforcement officers to a person who is under arrest or otherwise not free to leave. (See also: Miranda warnings)

The ability to perform a pre-defined set of utilization functions on a content item. These utilization functions are the permissions (e.g., to view/hear, copy, modify, record, excerpt, sample, translate in another language, keep for a certain period, distribute.), constraints (e.g., pay/view/hear multiple times, play/view/hear certain number of hou [..]

The exclusive privilege of receiving the benefits associated with ownership of a literary property, the most important of which is the right of first publication, protected under copyright law in most [..]

The definition of rights has been the subject of much debate in political philosophy. Many conservatives define rights as extensions of natural law, or the law of God. They believe that rights are nat [..]

Conditions and terms of a licensing agreement (the contract

The entitlement given to existing Investors to subscribe for new shares in the Issuer at a specific price and by a specific date. Rights are issued pro rata to Investors and may be renounceable (able to be traded) or non-renounceable (non-tradeable).

When a company wants to raise more funds by issuing additional securities, it may give its stockholders the opportunity, ahead of others, to buy new securities in proportion to the number of shares each owns. The piece of paper evidencing this privilege is called a right. Because the additional stock is usually offered to stockholders below the cur [..]

A temporary privilege that lets shareholders purchase additional shares directly from the issuer at a stated price.

The Dublin Core element used to provide a link to information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically a Rights element will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or ref [..]

Declaration of Rights. An instrument submitted to William and Mary, on their being called to the throne, setting forth the fundamental principles of the constitution. The chief items are these: The Cr [..]

Conditions and terms of licensing agreement between copyright owner and client.

Conditions and terms of a licensing agreement between a copyright owner and a publisher.

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benefits or other advantages to which an individual or group is entitled. There is a distinction between natural or human rights, to which all people are entitled, and civil rights to which people are [..]

Justified claims that require action or restraint from others, i.e., impose positive or negative duties on others. (from Gillon, Raanan, "Rights," BMJ: 1985 Jun 22; 290(6485): 1890-1891). Us [..]

The moral and ethical bases of the protection of Animals from cruelty and abuse. The Rights are extended to Domestic Animals, Laboratory Animals, and Wild Animals.

Legal guarantee protecting the individual from attack on personal liberties, right to fair trial, right to vote, and Freedom from Discrimination on the basis of race, Color, Religion, sex, age, disabi [..]

The Rights of the individual to cultural, social, economic, and Educational opportunities as provided by society, e.g., right to Work, right to Education, and right to Social Security.

Fundamental claims of Patients, as expressed in statutes, declarations, or generally accepted moral principles. (Bioethics Thesaurus) The term is used for discussions of Patient Rights as a group of m [..]

Reproductive Rights Rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their Children and to have the informat [..]

The Rights of Women to equal status pertaining to social, economic, and educational opportunities afforded by society.

Options granted to shareholders to purchase additional shares directly from the company concerned. Rights are issued to shareholders in proportion to the securities they may hold in a company.

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These are entitlements. Some rights (human rights) belong to everyone by virtue of being human; some rights (legal rights) belong to people by virtue of their belonging to a particular political state.

When a company wants to raise more funds by issuing additional securities, it may give its stockholders the opportunity, ahead of others, to buy new securities in proportion to the number of shares ea [..]

The areas of activity that are fundamental to an individual’s normal existence, including personal, economic and social rights.

n. plural of right, which is the collection of entitlements which a person may have and which are protected by the government and the courts or under an agreement (contract).

An entitlement granted to existing shareholders of a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public. The new shares are usually offered below the current public offering price and for a limited amount of time, allowing shareholders to maintain a proportionate share of ownership.

Rights are entitlements to do something without interference from other people (negative rights) or entitlements that obligate others to do something positive to assist you (positive rights). Some rig [..]

A temporary privilege that lets shareholders purchase additional shares directly from the issuer at a stated price. The price is usually less than the market price of the common shares on the day the [..]

Companies raise additional capital by offering to existing shareholders the rights to subscribe for new shares, at a price usually below the current market price. These rights, while current, attract a price of their own and can be traded on any stock exchange.

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