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equal rights

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: igualtat de drets — concept of equal treatment
  • Danish: lige rettigheder — concept of equal treatment
  • Dutch: gelijkberechtiging — concept of equal treatment
  • Dutch: gelijke rechten — concept of equal treatment
  • Dutch: rechtsgelijkheid — concept of equal treatment
  • French: égalité des droits — concept of equal treatment
  • German: Gleichberechtigung — concept of equal treatment
  • German: gleiche Rechte — concept of equal treatment
  • German: Rechtsgleichheit — concept of equal treatment
  • Ancient Greek: ἰσονομία (isonomía) — concept of equal treatment
  • Ancient Greek: τὰ ἴσα (tà ísa) — concept of equal treatment
  • Hungarian: egyenjogúság — concept of equal treatment
  • Italian: uguali diritti — concept of equal treatment
  • Italian: uguaglianza di diritti — concept of equal treatment
  • Latvian: līdztiesība — concept of equal treatment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: like rettigheter — concept of equal treatment
  • Polish: równouprawnienie — concept of equal treatment
  • Russian: равнопра́вие (ravnoprávije) — concept of equal treatment
  • Spanish: iguales derechos — concept of equal treatment
  • Spanish: igualdad de derechos — concept of equal treatment
  • Ukrainian: рівнопра́вність (rivnoprávnistʹ) — concept of equal treatment
  • Ukrainian: рівнопра́в'я (rivnoprávʺja) — concept of equal treatment