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; which may be inferred to exist from other rights, or inferred from traditions that have been canonized in law court rulings.
    Synonyms: background right, nonenumerated right, non-enumerated right
    Coordinate term: enumerated right

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