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The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
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All sorts of evidence can be entered to make an argument for rightful ownership, including demonstration of extended possession or receipts for veterinary care.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
And now, when they should be empowered to take their rightful place in society as citizens who fully understand and exercise their right to speak truth to power, they are being censored, silenced and shut down.
—Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024
That cabal had denied Trump a rightful second term and needed to be purged from the party.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
To persuade third parties to cash the checks, crew members often claimed to be the rightful recipients and offered to share a portion of the proceeds, hiding the fact that the checks had been stolen, the indictment alleges.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
And now, when they should be empowered to take their rightful place in society as citizens who fully understand and exercise their right to speak truth to power, they are being censored, silenced and shut down.
—Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024
That cabal had denied Trump a rightful second term and needed to be purged from the party.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
To persuade third parties to cash the checks, crew members often claimed to be the rightful recipients and offered to share a portion of the proceeds, hiding the fact that the checks had been stolen, the indictment alleges.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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rightful
adjective
right·ful
ˈrīt-fəl 
2
: having a just or legal claim : legitimate
the rightful owner
rightfulness
noun
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