unenumerated right

English

Noun

unenumerated right (plural unenumerated rights)

  1. (law, politics) A legal right which is not explicitly stated, coded, written in laws or constitutions. These rights may be inferred to exist from other rights, or inferred from traditions that have been canonized in law court rulings.

Synonyms
  • nonenumerated right
  • non-enumerated right

Coordinate terms
  • 9th Amendment (U.S. Constitution)
  • Bill of Rights (U.S. Constitution) (enumerated rights)
  • constitutional right
  • enumerated right
  • legal right
  • right
  • traditional right
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