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droit civil
noun, masculine
civil law
droit comme un cierge
adjective
bolt upright, ramrod straight, straight as an arrow
droit comme un i
adjective
bolt upright, ramrod straight, straight as a ramrod, straight as an arrow; self-assured, sure of oneself
droit commercial
noun, masculine
commercial law, trade law
droit commun
noun, masculine
common law
droit d'accise
noun, masculine
excise tax
droit d'asile
noun, masculine
right of asylum
droit d'aubaine
noun, masculine
In feudalism and the Ancien Régime, the right of an overlord or monarch to inherit the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, abolished in the French Revolution.
droit d'auteur
noun, masculine
copyright (right of an author's creations); royalty (payment for intellectual property)
droit dans ses bottes
adjective
self-assured and unapologetic because one has stood firm in one's convictions and one knows one has nothing to feel guilty about
droit de conquête
noun, masculine
right of conquest
droit de cuissage
noun, masculine
droit de seigneur, droit du seigneur, ius primae noctis (supposed right of the feudal lord to deflower the maiden bride of one of his subjects)
droit de douane
noun, masculine
tariff
droit de justice
noun, masculine
right to dispense justice, prerogative to pass judgment on others
droit de l'homme
noun, masculine
human right
droit de la famille
noun, masculine
family law (the area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations)
droit de la guerre
noun, masculine
law of war
droit de passage
noun, masculine
wayleave, right of way
droit de regard
noun, masculine
right of access, right of inspection
droit de vote
noun, masculine
voting rights, suffrage, franchise (right to vote)
droit des affaires
noun, masculine
business law
droit des gens
noun, masculine
law of nations
droit des personnes
noun, masculine
law of persons
droit des sociétés
noun, masculine
company law, corporate law
droit divin
noun, masculine
divine law
droit du sang
noun, masculine
jus sanguinis
droit du sol
noun, masculine
jus soli, birthright citizenship
droit du travail
noun, masculine
labour law, employment law
droit international
noun, masculine
international law
droit maritime
noun, masculine
admiralty law
droit naturel
noun, masculine
natural law
droit positif
noun, masculine
positive law (law explicitly made, as compared to natural law; law prescribed by express enactment or institution)
droit privé
noun, masculine
private law
droit public
noun, masculine
public law
droit pénal
noun, masculine
criminal law
droit romain
noun, masculine
Roman law
droit social
noun, masculine
social law
droit voisin
noun, masculine
related right
droit à l'image
noun, masculine
right of publicity (right of an individual to control the use of their image; in particular, right to have pictures of themselves removed summarily)
droit à l'oubli
noun, masculine
right to be forgotten
droit-de-l'hommisme
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of droits-de-l'hommisme
droit-de-l'hommiste
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of droits-de-l'hommiste
droitard
noun, masculine
rightwinger
droitardé
noun, masculine
rightard, righturd
droite
noun, feminine
straight line; the right, right wing; right, right-hand side; right-handed punch
droitement
adverb
straight; straightly; correctly; properly; rightly
droitier
adjective
right-handed; right-footed; synonym of droitiste
droitier
noun, masculine
a right-handed or right-footed person; a northpaw; synonym of droitiste
droitisation
noun, feminine
a movement (of policies) to the right
droitiser
verb
to move to the right (politically)
droitiste
noun, masculine
rightist, rightwinger; right-handed person
droitiste
adjective
rightist, right-wing; right-handed
droits de l'homme
noun, masculine
human rights
droits de la femme
noun, masculine
women's rights
droits de succession
noun, masculine
inheritance tax, estate tax, death duty
droits des animaux
noun, masculine
animal rights
droits humains
noun, masculine
synonym of droits de l'homme (“human rights”)
droits-de-l'hommisme
noun, masculine
human-rightism
droits-de-l'hommiste
adjective
human-rightist
droits-de-l'hommiste
noun, masculine/feminine
human-rightist