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the rights shift

A gesture to when the government finds out a particular individual has died and, as a result of them finding out, that individual’s rights change. This change consists in them permanently losing some of their legal rights and protections; as well as having many of their other rights and protections significantly weakened.
Kade: Where were you last Friday? You never showed to attend the meeting we had scheduled to talk about our group project.

Hannah: Sorry about that. My mom died of cardiac arrest and I had to deal with all of the government paperwork related to her owing taxes, make her burial arrangements, get a legal pronouncement of death to begin the work necessary to acquire death certificates for her, tell all of my relatives about her passing, and arrange for her pet cat to find a new home.
Kade: I’m sorry for your loss. How are you holding up with all of this?
Hannah: I am doing alright. I’ve already taken care of most of the important tasks that I have to take care of. My only major concern is the rights shift. Considering she died, most her legal rights and protections have either been greatly weakened or eliminated; and as her only living child, the responsibility of monitoring the government to ensure they appropriately enforce those rights and protections in the event that certain crimes, like grave robbery, occur falls to me. This is especially concerning given that I heard that a series of grave robberies that appear to be related to each occurred in some of the towns that are nearby the town she is buried, which they have not been able to find and identify the perpetrator yet.
Kade: I can definitely see why you are concerned given the situation and everything going on.
by Vanguard 1998 April 13, 2021
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Party Host Rights

The rights a party host gets, including not being called a party pooper when they do something to calm it down. They have this right since they were the ones who started it in the first place.
You can’t say that because of my party host rights.
He was violating his party host rights by calling him a party pooper.
by Javatron April 14, 2021
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Womеn's rights

by McDonalds consumer May 14, 2021
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who is right

who is right? ainsley is always right because her name is ainsley
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right

The direction of your East . In other words, the opposite of left.
Some uneducated guy : "Hey! What's the meaning of right?
Some other guy : "It's to your right, there's literally a dictionary there. You can search the meaning of

it there."
Some uneducated guy : "Hey! how do I know where that dictionary is when I don't know what right is!"
Some other guy : "Your such a dumbass. How did you pass your English major when you don't

even know what right is!?"
by Quickie12 May 28, 2021
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right shit

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Like a right Hobnob in the tea

To act like a right Hobnob in the tea, is to have a tantrum and deliberately sabotage something nice, either for yourself or someone else. Taken from the selfish nature of the hobnob biscuit, which presents itself as a tough 'come dunk me bro' biscuit, only to crumble when submerged. Similar to 'pissed on your chips'.
Stop it! You're ruining it for us! You're acting like a right hobnob in the tea!
by Dontleavemeunattended April 26, 2021
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