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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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There is an ongoing legal dispute over who was the first to retrieve the ball and was the rightful owner before its sale.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
While space scientists today still argue about Pluto’s rightful place in the pantheon of planets—some say its geology is as rich as that of any planet—no one can deny its scientific intrigue.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Instead, the museum has filed a lawsuit against the Manhattan District Attorney seeking a declaration that the museum is the rightful and lawful owner of a headless bronze whose likely illicit origins have been documented in a major scholarly journal.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Building a New Framework for Trust Just as provenance preserves the value of a masterpiece hanging in the Met, Adobe’s Content Authenticity tool ensures digital assets retain their rightful place in the creative ecosystem.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
While space scientists today still argue about Pluto’s rightful place in the pantheon of planets—some say its geology is as rich as that of any planet—no one can deny its scientific intrigue.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Instead, the museum has filed a lawsuit against the Manhattan District Attorney seeking a declaration that the museum is the rightful and lawful owner of a headless bronze whose likely illicit origins have been documented in a major scholarly journal.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Building a New Framework for Trust Just as provenance preserves the value of a masterpiece hanging in the Met, Adobe’s Content Authenticity tool ensures digital assets retain their rightful place in the creative ecosystem.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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