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droit

[droit, drwa] / drɔɪt, drwa /


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He says that once the droit du sol has been abolished on the island, the lure will disappear.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2024

“It’s about what the French call droit moral,” he says in a recent interview from his home in Los Angeles.

From Washington Post Dec. 14, 2020

But the way the campaign played out, with the release of the tape, it was almost as if people were talking about droit du seigneur all over again.

From New York Times Nov. 25, 2016

But the fact is that resale royalties, called droit de suite, are now standard in much of the world, causing the U.S.

From Washington Times Nov. 22, 2014

This evening we have dined as usual at the French Embassy with quite a party, including Bleichroeder, an Israelite banker, bras droit of Bismarck, and therefore interesting.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington

The vigilante movement, known as Bwa Kale, formed in late April, according to the Centre d’analyse et de recherche en droits de l’homme, or CARDH.

From Washington Times May 29, 2023

The droits of admiralty were definitely surrendered for the benefit of the public by Prince George of Denmark, when lord high admiral of England in 1702.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Even in the droits d'auteur countries, which have a markedly different copyright law regime, it largely holds for their patent and trademark law systems, and utilitarian strands suffuse even "the sacred rights of authors."

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

There is a small sum of droits which may be turned over to the Privy Purse, and then by the King to the Government, but it is not more than 3,000£.

From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough

I should mention that Lord Grey seemed pleased by the abandonment of the droits.

From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough




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